Chad is thrilled to be a batboy for the Pine City Porcupines, even though the team is not doing well, his fellow batboy is less than thrilled about the job, and his favorite player seems to be jinxed.

Chad is upset when his parents begin wanting him to come home before midnight and eat healthier; meanwhile, Abby has bobblehead issues and pinch hitter Sammy Solaris has trouble with speed. With the help of Dylan, a baseball card, and a porcupine, Chad tries to save the summer.

When a giant glowing fungus encroaches upon thirteen-year-old Eric's small town, he, his little brother Brian, and a runaway girl try to stop it--and figure out what happened to the Puritan town that had mysteriously disappeared from the same spot.