First published 2022
Fourteen-year-old Nora is a social outcast at her toxic high school, where the popular kids ruthlessly torment "Crudrats" like her. But when a mysterious sludge monster starts attacking her town, Nora must team up with her fellow misfits to stop the threat. With the help of an eccentric uncle and a talking slime mold, Nora discovers her own hidden strengths and learns to embrace her weirdness. In the end, she must choose between conformity or saving the day in this offbeat coming-of-age adventure.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, coming-of-age, fantasy
Vibes: offbeat, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: found-family, misfits
Setting: Crudrat
Period: 21st-century
276 pages · Kindle Edition · Gail Carriger LLC