Juni- Runi

TOP SECRET: DO NOT OPEN IF YOU ARE MAYOR BARNABY (OR A HUNGRY CHUPACABRA).
From the hilarious, chaotic mind of a hyper-smart, sassy blonde witch comes a laugh-out-loud, diary-style Halloween adventure perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The Last Kids on Earth!
First of all, let's get one thing straight: Juni Runi did NOT ask to be the Cryptids Keeper.
If you had told her this morning that her Halloween plans would involve playing unpaid babysitter to a bunch of overgrown folklore rejects, she would have laughed in your face and gone back to organizing her candy-sorting spreadsheet. But when the town's clueless Historical Society accidentally cracks open a cursed copper mining vault beneath the town hall, a giant cloud of purple smoke zaps straight into Juni's favorite velvet cat-ears headband.
Suddenly, she has a supreme problem: She can understand what mythical monsters are saying. And guess what? Most of them are incredibly whiny.
Now, Juni's neighborhood is under full-scale cryptid siege, and it's up to her supreme intellect to handle the chaos during the craziest trick-or-treating night in town history:

• The Chupacabra is literally sobbing behind a garage because people are giving out chalky candy corn instead of king-size peanut butter cups.
• The Mothman is flying face-first into basketball hoops at the Middle School dance, completely hypnotized by the DJ's high-powered disco ball.
• Bigfoot (Sasquatch himself) is contaminating the party punch because he just wanted to wear a tiny vampire cape and feel included.
• And a minivan-sized, hyperactive Jackalope is treating the town square's prize-winning pumpkin-carving competition like a giant game of fruit pinball!

• Laugh-Out-Loud Diary Format: Packed with conversational humor, sarcastic observations, and the classic, fast-paced rhythm that reluctant readers love.
• A Sassy, Smart Heroine: Juni is independent, fiercely confident, and uses her sharp brains (and sharp tongue) to outsmart monsters and adults alike.
• Hilarious Modern Twist on Folklore: Reimagines famous cryptids not as scary beasts, but as funny, chocolate-observed creatures with relatable quirks.
• Bonus Cryptid Guide & Quiz Included! Features a funny monster vocabulary guide and an interactive personality quiz at the back of the book.