Twelve-year-old Starshine Shapiro is crazy for spiders, and the spider she loves most is the rare Fanged Vampire Spider (araneus vampiricus). When Starshine learns that her home province of British Columbia is lacking an official Provincial Arachnid, she vows to make sure the Fanged Vampire Spider receives this title. All she has to do is convince 3,000 people to sign her petition. Luckily, Starshine has lots of friends she can ask for help-especially her best friend, Julie Wong. But a huge fight between Starshine and Julie leaves Starshine wondering how she will ever get the help she needs to make araneus vampiricus the most famous spider in the province?