A New Illustrated Book by Aaron Alexovich

For every kid living in the crumbling metropolis of Shock City, ringing the doorbell of the infamous Darkness Von Shock's tower is a rite of passage. So when shy, anxious Milo takes his turn, he doesn't expect Von Shock's peppy granddaughter, Sunny, to answer. He really doesn't expect her to make him her BFF. But when he returns to the castle one night to give Sunny the bad news - that everyone in Shock City is moving the very next day - Sunny is DISTRAUGHT.

She finally found a friend, and now he's leaving? This "move" must be stopped at all costs. But there's something Sunny doesn't know. Something Milo is scared to tell her. The reason everyone's leaving has little to do with the city and most everything to do with Sunny's family, specifically her not-so-dearly-departed evil grandfather...