Amanda Price adores all things bug-related from spiders to mantises like, seriously loves them. Unfortunately most of her fellow sixth-graders do not share her invertebrate obsession. They re grossed out by it. Especially Amanda s ex-best friend, Emily, who thinks Amanda is creepy weird. But when mysterious invaders menace the town of Oyster Cove and take both Amanda and Emily s mothers captive, Amanda unexpectedly develops amazing insectile powers!