This dark but uplifting collection of five Young Adult novellas includes: Death Song: Liz is in love with Joe, but the monster of the lake has other plans for them. Black Dog: Scarlet is engaged in a struggle for her sanity, but according to the voice in her head, she may be too late. A Blue Story: When Katherine's beloved dog goes missing, she fears her strange new neighbor might be involved. Dust Bunnies: Christiane faces her childhood arachnophobia and ends up confronting even greater fears in this test of sisterhood. We Left at Night: Brooke and her family must abandon their home and their lives to make it out of a disease-plagued town overrun by zombies. Girls & Monsters is for everyone who has ever been brave enough to confront their childhood fears...and lived to tell about it.