The Pricker Boy
By Reade Scott Whinnem"Some stories draw blood. Some truths won't stay buried."
He was human once, or so they say. The son of a fur trapper, he was taunted by his peers and tricked into one of his own father's traps. By the time anybody found it, the trap's vicious teeth were empty, pried open and overgrown. It was said the brambles themselves had reached out and taken pity on that boy; that his skin had hardened to bark as thorns grew over every inch of his body.
Maybe it's true and maybe it isn't. But anyone who knows anything stays out of the woods beyond the Widow's Stone.
That used to be enough. But this is the summer everything changes, as Stucks Cumberland and his friends find a mysterious package containing mementos of their childhood: baseball cards, a worn paperback, a locket. Offerings left behind in the woods years ago, meant to keep the Pricker Boy at bay. Offerings that have been rejected.
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Book details
- Hardcover
- 276 pages
- English
- 0375857192
- 9780375857195
About Reade Scott Whinnem
reade scott whinnem lives on cape cod. both he and his wife are proud public school teachers. Read More about Reade Scott Whinnem
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