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For an athlete like Matt Daniels, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It's also the most dangerous. That's because somebody is about to pull a mean prank. The recipe is simple: Just add Monster Blood. As if Matt's problems weren't big and slimy enough, a surprise invitation will lead to the even more trouble. How long can Matt survive inside a terrifying theme park? Not very long if his friends keep disappearing!

In an old-fashioned "trapped-in-a-haunted-house" story, twins Riley and Scarlett receive an interesting assignment from their teacher, Mrs. Stermon. Everyone in class needs to do a documentary video about an adventure, something exciting that they experienced. Mrs. Stermon gives them a suggestion, along with their friends Carter, Lee, Danitia, and Mia. She shows them a brochure about a scary old house on the edge of town, called Shudder Mansion. "If you six kids and your parents can stay there overnight, you'll all get A's," says the teacher. "I'll even give you extra credit."

Den unge Stine er datter af en autoritær dommer. Hun er barndomsven med Jørn, en skraldemands søn og de er begyndt at være kærester. Gennem Jørn rives hun med ind i en skraldemandskonflikt, der bliver mødt med politivold. Oplevelserne gør en stort indtryk på Stine. Hun får gradvist indsigt i det helt anderledes miljø, hvor solidaritet og varme er mere fremherskende end i hendes eget miljø, og hun får mod til at gøre oprør mod sin far. Til sidst er det ham, der skal være dommer i en sag mod en skraldemand, der slog en betjent.