Familiar and Haunting: Collected Stories
By Philippa Pearce.
Description
FamiliarHere are stories of everyday life, as familiar as a piece of rope and... as haunting as fear: Mike knows that he can't swing over the river on the knotted rope, but with everyone watching him, he has to try. ... as haunting as a stranger: Who is the frightened-looking girl stealing plums from Nicky's grandparents' precious tree?... as haunting as cruelty: How can Joe escape from his mean cousin Dicky during a family reunion?HauntingAnd here are stories with a supernatural twist, as haunting as the eerie whistling from the hill above Burnt House in the middle of the ni...
ISBN(s)
0066239648, 9780066239644
