Tess MacMillan is a talented storyteller and a student in the third grade at Homer Higgins Elementary School. After a new boy moves to town and joins her class, Tess discovers she has a terrifying problem.  The new kid, Dean Marks, follows Tess everywhere, hounding her to tell him more and more stories.  The more stories Tess tells Dean, the fatter he gets—and the skinnier she gets.  Now he intends to force her to give him her secret soul stories. What can Tess do to get Dean out of her life before he gobbles up her very soul? She will need courage, ancient magic, and the help of special friends to save her from the monsters who hunt her relentlessly—to save her from the story gobblers!