Fourth grader Alex Davidson was used to being in trouble. If it wasn't at home it was at school, but a chance discovery in the woods next to his home made his usual troubles seem like nothing. He saw something, and no one will believe him. This is a case of 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' taken to the extreme. At the same time his best friend is dying of a mysterious disease and the only cure can be found... in the woods, in the dead of night. Employing the help of a couple of school mates, he struggles to come to grips with his discovery and hopes his family, his friends, his town and his best friend - can survive the mystery at Lobo Cliff.