Fed up with her wild behavior, sixteen-year-old Lex's parents ship her off to upstate New York to live with her Uncle Mort for the summer, hoping that a few months of dirty farm work will whip her back into shape. But Uncle Mort's true occupation is much dirtier than shoveling manure. He's a Grim Reaper. And he's going to teach Lex the family business.
She quickly assimilates into the peculiar world of Croak, a town populated by reapers who deliver souls from this life to the next. But Lex can't stop her desire for justice--or is it vengeance?--whenever she encounters a murder victim, craving to stop the attackers before they can strike again. Will she ditch Croak and go rogue with her reaper skills?

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Gateway Readers Award. It was recognised by the Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice Award. It also was recognised in the YA category by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award. It was recognised in the Teen category by the Rhode Island Book Awards. Also it was recognised in the Teen category by the Grand Canyon Reader Award.

This book is part of a book series called Croak .

This book has been graded for interest at 13-17 years.

There are 311 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Cengage Learning, Inc .

Gina Damico has worked as a tour guide, transcriptionist, theater house manager, scenic artist,