Mary G Thompson

"Amy and her cousin Dee were kidnapped six years ago, and when Amy finds her way home, she's desperate to protect the ones she loves at any cost"--

Confined to a bed in his darkened room, sixth-grader Evan is slowly transforming into a Wuftoom--a large, worm-like creature that lives underground--but when he is offered a chance to join forces with their sworn enemies he must decide whether to give up everything he once loved.