Bonechillers: Teacher Creature

Two lads vying to out-dare each other decide to brave a Florida hurricane, eluding evacuation together with a female classmate who becomes embroiled in their plot. While sheltering from the storm in their school, they see a sinister humanoid emerge from a nearby swamp. After they are rescued, nobody believes their tale, but everybody is intrigued by their new teacher, a Mr Batrachian, who seems to be intent on varying his diet of flies by studying a book on how to cook children. This is a highly entertaining fantasy for upper juniors, its depiction of the hurricane and Mr Batrachian's machinations generously providing two dramatic climaxes.