Jac, Maria, and Wayne believe scary things happen in their coastal town along Lake Erie, even if no one else believes them. Together, the three friends rely on their unique talents and knowledge of town history to investigate cryptids, track down ghosts, and search for monsters, all while trying to convince the townsfolk to see the strangeness all around them and believe in the unbelievable.
When a local kid claims to see a monster in the lake, Jac, Maria, and Wayne are the only ones to take his sighting seriously. Launching an official investigation, our trio track down clues that all point to one place . . . the old Sperryville lighthouse. Is the reclusive and mysterious Lighthouse Keeper Bones Braddock keeping a monstrous secret about this elusive “Jake in the lake”? When the investigation hits a dead end and the Weirdologists face more and more teasing from the local kids, they must make a tough choice—should they stick to their monster-hunting mission or give up and blend in?
““At twelve years old, who doesn’t dream of digging up buried treasure in the backyard? Or finding the secret passage in the basement of the library? Or coming face to face with…a lake monster?” said Booher. “When I was a twelve-year-old weirdo growing up on the coast of Lake Erie, Encyclopedia Brown and Nancy Drew taught me to check for secret passages under our local lighthouse and hidden messages on the statue of our town founder. Tales of Lake Eerie is my love letter to recapturing the sense of spooky adventure that’s still out there, if you’re clever enough to spot the clues and follow them!”
Tales of Lake Eerie goes on sale on September 14, 2027. We have an exclusive first look at the cover here!
