Expecting another long red candle next earning report date, page-9

Time for everyone to get a grip of the presence of the shadow plague ...which leads me to this book which has uncanny similarities to what's going on here..Guy Russo transformed Kmart from an ugly duckling to a red breasted, blue headed tit wobbler which is so beautiful in the wild.

It doesn't take god to transform the Retail Food Group imho....

Grip of the Shadow Plague



The new cover
Grip of the Shadow Plague is the third book in the Fablehaven Series.
Publisher's Summary

Strange things are afoot at Fablehaven. Someone or something has released a plague that transforms beings of light into creatures of darkness. Seth discovers the problem in its infancy, but as the infectious disease spreads, it becomes clear that the preserve cannot hold out for long.

In dire need of help, the Sorensons question where to turn. The Sphinx has always given sound advice–but is he a traitor? Inside the Quiet Box, Vanessa might have information that could lead to a cure–but can she be trust?

Meanwhile, Kendra and members of the Knights of the Dawn must journey to a distant preserve and retrieve another hidden artifact. Will the Society of the Evening Star recover it first? Will the plague eclipse all light at Fablehaven? Find out in Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague.

Grip of the Shadow Plague
Plot

Strange things are happening at Fablehaven. The book takes off right were the second book left off, during the same summer of their second year at Fablehaven. Kendra and Seth helped save Fablehaven from the Society of the Evening Star, but new troubles present themselves almost immediately.

Seth discovers that someone, or something, has released a plague throughout Fablehaven, before the others but as the disease spreads throughout the preserve, it is clear that they can no longer protect the preserve. Creatures of light are transformed into creatures of dark. As light creatures can enter most places throughout the preserve, the same rules apply to the more darkened form of them.


After coming back Kendra learns that Warren, Grandpa, Grandma, Dale, Tanu ,and Coulter are shadows. However, she also learns that Seth has brought Patton to the future for three days using the Chronometer. Patton helps Seth and Kendra shut down the plague using a stone provided by the Fairy Queen and Lena dies when they shut down the plague.
After the plague is stopped Dougan came to escort Kendra home. He also said the Sphinx was their greatest enemy.