Night Cry

There are all kinds of fearful night noises on the backwoods farm where Ellen lives, often by herself because her salesman father travels a lot. But more than anything, Ellen is terrified of their horse, Sleet, who had thrown her brother a year ago and killed him. Then a local boy is kidnapped, and to Ellen the woods are full of devils and demons. One morning she is awakened before dawn by a cry--is it a "night cry" or the cry of the kidnapped child? Does Ellen have the courage to venture out into the dark and find out?

First sentence: FEAR, like icy pellets, rained down on her as Ellen entered the barn.

Year

1984

Language

English

Publisher

Yearling

Editions

2

Pages

154

ISBN

9780440400172

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