Jaclyn Hyde

In this heartwarming and hilarious reimagining of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a secret potion accidentally turns eager-to-please eighth grader Jaclyn into Jackie, a goblin-like monster wholl do anything to win at everything she doesno matter how much chaos she creates along the way. Jaclyn Hyde is almost perfect. Whether shes baking cookies for her classmates, building a replica Mt. Vesuvius for the science fair, or practicing her lines for Fog Island: The Musical, she almost never makes mistakes.But when she discovers the last batch of perfection potion in an abandoned laboratory, Jaclyn decides that being almost perfect isnt perfect enough anymore.But instead she finds out that trying to be perfectly perfect isnt all its cracked up to be. In fact, its downright horrifying. The potion turns Jaclyn into Jackie, a goblin-like monster wholl do anything to make sure Jaclyn comes out on top.Suddenly, shes wreaking havoc on the school play, stealing someone elses brownies to pass off as her own, and even destroying someones painting to get herself crowned Artist of the Week. And thats just the beginning. Jackie will stop at nothing to make sure everyone knows just how perfect Jaclyn really is.So now, if Jaclyn wants to save her school, her friends, and herself from her perfectly horrifying alter-ego, shes going to have to screw up her courage and risk it alleven if that means admitting that she never was as perfect as she seemed. Annabeth Bondor-Stone and Connor White, the authors of Time Tracers and the Shivers series, bring their signature wit and humor to this thrilling new take on The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydejust right for anyone whos ever wished to be more perfect.