His parents weren't grieving at the funeral, in fact, they seemed impatient, and the school janitor was acting mysterious as well. His janitor kept talking to him in what seemed like cryptic messages. Eventually, Jason became curious about Old Town, a part of Billington that was abandoned a while ago, with the population dying along with it. After daring to venture in the house, he sees a picture that looks exactly like one of his classmates, but from over 20 years earlier...

The Dark Side of Nowhere is a great book full of mystery and always leaves you asking yourself what is truly going on in this seemingly normal town. It always leaves you wanting to turn another page to find out what's really going on. Jason is constantly changing, along with most of town. Neal Shusterman does a fantastic job of keeping a steady supply of mysteries for the reader to be brought through. This novel is a true page-turner with how many mysteries always present themselves around each page.

The Dark Side of Nowhere is for people who love page-turners and mystery. Anyone who loves constant mysteries will be enthralled in this story and won't be able to put it down. It also appeals to anyone who enjoys science fiction, with a lot of sci-fi themes revealing themselves as the story goes on. Anyone who enjoys a constantly developing plot will really enjoy this book.