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Eric's father moves to Boston to get his college band back together. His mother spends most days searching for a runaway student. And glowing mushrooms are invading his Tanglewood, Maine, town. In this entertaining story, Eric cleverly conquers the challenges of baby-sitting his brother, caring for a dysfunctional pig, and solving a mystery that has haunted the town for decades.