Akron Public Library

Devious twins Edgar and Ellen scheme to thwart the mayor's tourism initiative, which, if successful, would destroy the town junkyard--the twins' favorite playground, foraging spot, and home to their beloved carniverous plant, Berenice.

Prankster twins Edgar and Ellen think they have found kindred spirits when they join the circus to escape from their mysterious caretaker and the one-eyed creature Pet, but they soon discover that it is hard to tell friend from foe.

As they attempt to decipher a series of clues to buried treasure left by the founder of Nod's Limbs two hundred years before, twins Edgar and Ellen also race to find a cure for their pet, dying from the bite of Ellen's carnivorous plant.