JACLYN HYDE

In this fast-paced, middle grade re-imagining of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a secret potion accidentally turns eager-to-please Jaclyn into Jackie, a goblin-like monster who will do anything to come out on top - no matter how much chaos she creates along the way.

Jaclyn Hyde is almost perfect. Whether she is baking cookies for her classmates, building a replica Mt. Vesuvius for the science fair, or practicing her lines for Fog Island: The Musical, she almost never makes mistakes. But when she discovers the formula to perfection potion in an abandoned laboratory, Jaclyn decides that being almost perfect is not perfect enough anymore.

But it turns out being perfect is not all it is cracked up to be. In fact, it is downright horrifying. Instead of making Jaclyn the best version of herself, it turns Jaclyn into Jackie, a goblin-like monster who will do anything to make sure Jaclyn comes out on top. Suddenly, she is wreaking havoc on the school play, stealing bake-sale brownies to pass off as her own, and even destroying someone's painting to crown herself "Artist of the Week." And that's just the beginning. Jackie will stop at nothing to make sure everyone knows just how perfect Jaclyn really is. So now, if Jacklyn wants to save her school, her friends, and herself from her perfectly horrifying alter-ego, she is going to have to screw up her courage and risk it all - even if that means admitting that she never was as perfect as she seems.

Annabeth Bondor-Stone and Connor White, the authors of Time Tracers and the Shivers series, bring their signature wit and Humo to this thrilling new take on The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Annabeth Bondor-Stone and Connor White are the authors of Shivers! The Pirate Who's Afraid of Everything, Shivers! The Pirate Who's Back in Bunny Slippers, Shivers! The Pirate Book You've Been Looking For, and Time Tracers: The Stolen Summers. After graduating from Northwestern University, they moved to New York to eat huge slices of pizza, then moved to Los Angeles when they got full. Now Annabeth and Connor travel to schools across the country promoting literacy and writing through comedy. Annabeth and Connor once ran a half marathon together. After that, they decided to never run again. You can follow them on Twitter @ABandConnor or follow them around in person if you live in LA.