"Thirteen year old Ben Archer has accepted a mindboggling challenge: to help restore the balance between humans and the rest of the living world. But after a near brush with death in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, things only get worse when his alien skill attracts the attention of Jeremy Michaels, a reporter from the Provincial Times. At first, slipping away to a small costal town for a summer camp seems like a good idea, but Ben's hopes of a discreet vacation come to an abrup end when an unprecedented event rocks the town, leaving him with a nail-biting dilemma. Will he reveal himself or not?"--Back cover.