Author favors the bizarre

WEIRD STUFF-Children's book author Kelly Milner Halls, who attended Westlake High School, digs deep for tales of strange creatures said to roam the earth. Her latest book, "Tales of the Cryptids, Mysterious Creatures that May or May Not Exist," explores the science and fiction of several legendary creatures. Below, the infamous Loch Ness Monster. See page 8A for the complete, and mystifying, story.