VYRBITS: Folder Zero

**One mysterious folder. A creature that shouldn't exist. A countdown that could erase them all.** Eleven-year-old Nilo Calder has always been good at fixing broken things. Old computers, forgotten gadgets, even his homemade laptop, Patch. But nothing could prepare him for the night a mysterious folder appears on his screen. Because something inside it is ALIVE. Meet Fizkit: a tiny, glowing, big-eared creature with a comet-bright tail, an enormous personality, and absolutely no business existing outside a computer. And Fizkit isn't alone. Soon, strange digital creatures are appearing everywhere. They're hiding inside phones, escaping through arcade machines, and turning ordinary technology into extraordinary chaos. Some are adorable. Some are dangerous. And something terrifying is hunting them. With his clever younger sister Mara and fearless best friend Juno, Nilo follows a trail of impossible clues into the Mesh, a secret digital world filled with forgotten technology, lost memories, and creatures fighting to survive. But beneath this colorful chaos lies a secret someone desperately wants to bury. A powerful system is preparing to reset the network. If the countdown reaches zero, the creatures could disappear forever—and the entire city could go dark. Now three kids must solve a mystery bigger than anything they've ever imagined. Because saving the world is one thing. **Saving the creatures everyone else wants to delete? That's another story.** *VYRBITS: Folder Zero* is the thrilling first book in a middle-grade science-fiction adventure series packed with mysterious creatures, digital worlds, unexpected friendships, clever discoveries, and heart-pounding action. Perfect for readers ages 9–12 who love imaginative sci-fi adventures, lovable monsters, technological mysteries, and stories about courage, friendship, and standing up for those who cannot defend themselves. **The adventure begins with one click. What happens next could change everything.**