Fourteen-year-old Derek Stone's simple life with his father and older brother in New Orleans is thrown into a tailspin when the dead come back to life, and for unknown reasons begin to haunt Derek.
The Rift between the worlds of the living and the dead has to be closed forever. It seems like an impossible task., and it rests squarely on the shoulders of a slightly overweight, not especially brave kid named Derek Stone.
Derek Stone just turned fourteen. He's lived in New Orleans with his dad and older brother, Ronny, his whole life. He's a little overweight and can't hear well out of his left ear. And he's on the run from the dead.