This story is about a man named Vole who finds out his wife is dying, and soon. As he is getting some of her belongings together, he discovers an ability to stop time. Most of the book occurs while time is stopped, and Vole uses this extra time to try to give his wife, Bay, what he now wishes he could have given to her while they still had more time together. Meanwhile, he also reflects on his life with Bay and the choices he's made along the way.
Decker Brown and the Monster Club is about a nerdy group of friends who live in a small town and have to deal with normal small town occurrences like bullies and walking by themselves through the quiet and safe neighborhood at all hours. After finding out that his family might have to move out of town, Decker decides he wants to have an actual adventure, which comes in the form of exploring the dangerous, boarded-up cave that the adults warn them not to go into. As Decker ropes his friends into getting involved with his questionable scheme, weird things start happening.
