Book excerpt: Jack is expecting to spend the day celebrating his little brother Charlie's birthday, but the universe has something very different in store. During the party, his family's world is turned upside down by some uninvited guests--cloud monsters. After watching family and friends be abducted by these strange creatures, Jack embarks on a journey to save his family, while trying to understand the motives of the seemingly villainous group. Will they make it to safety in time? Or are they in more danger if they flee? Follow along with Jack, Charlie, and their parents as they struggle to understand the cloud monsters and accept their new reality.