"Ever since her dad died, eleven-year-old Jerry Blum and her mom have bounced around dead-end towns, staying in rundown motels where her mother picks up housekeeping work and Jerry can get around in her wheelchair. But the Slumbering Giant motel is different. Lights blink on and off in the trees, a mysterious radio station plays only at midnight, and people disappear into the woods, never to been seen again. Not to mention that Jerry's mom keeps vanishing to do 'special work' that she refuses to discuss. When her mother doesn't come home one morning, Jerry springs into action. Luckily, she's not alone. Paul, a pocket-sized imaginary dragon, and Chapel, a new friend, join Jerry's search for her missing mom. But along the way Jerry discovers her mother's secret: she's not a housekeeper; she's been defending the town from demons that have been haunting it for generations. Armed with nothing but a Ren-faire sword and a backpack, Jerry and her friends venture into the woods to save Jerry's mother. But the 'demons' hiding there aren't what they seem, and Jerry must unravel the truth behind the town's legend, or risk losing what's left of her family"-- Provided by publisher.
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