Bunny Starch, the most feared biology teacher ever, is missing. She disappeared after a school field trip to Black Vine Swamp. But when the principal tries to tell the students that Mrs.

Starch has been called away on a "family emergency," Nick and Marta just don't buy it. And he does! But not in the way they think.

There's a lot more going on in Black Vine Swamp than any one player in this twisted tale can see. From the Hardcover edition.