The shadow inside

the long version

"Nicholas lives in fear. By the time he is fifteen years old, he has survived twenty-two shadow attacks and avoided fifty other confrontations. He determines that some shadows are evil and kill, while others reach out for help. Some simply exist. He also discovers that shadows see humans sometimes as clearly as humans see them. Nicholas becomes obsessed with what he finds and believes he has to reach out to them. The gap he tries to bridge between mortal and shadow worlds becomes his life's work. Along the way he creates a bond with Lynn, a female shadow. They travel an uncharted road leading them on an uncertain path in search of an answer--an answer to the hows and whys of the noises heard at night."--Back cover.