Gummy Bear.

Nine-year-old Sam is the invisible middle child in a family of six kids. His parents think he's turning two (again). His siblings are too busy with fireworks hoarding, robot dolphin novels, candy sculptures, and endless texting to notice he exists.

When Sam discovers a mysterious old book in the back of the school library, he creates something that shouldn't be possible: a living, talking, completely unreasonable gummy bear who wants only one thing — to be eaten.

But Sam didn't bring Gummy Bear to life just to chew him up. He wanted a friend.

What follows is a year of absolute chaos — from a hijacked school bus to a Fourth of July fireworks disaster, from a near-fatal encounter with strawberry acid to an elaborate pie-based revenge plot. Along the way, Sam must keep Gummy Bear's existence a secret, survive his candy-obsessed little sister's crafting experiments, and dodge scheme after ridiculous scheme.

But as the months pass, something unexpected happens. Between the disasters and the dreaded Jar of Misery, Sam and Gummy Bear might actually be becoming... friends.

If only Gummy Bear would stop hiding in the birthday cake.