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Down Came a Blackbird
By Wilde, Nicholas
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80502-001-4
- Publisher
- New York : H. Holt, c1991.
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Reviewed on February 1, 1993
Gr 7-10 James, 13, is a social case with a criminal record for shoplifting. He is sent to stay with his crippled great-uncle in the English countryside while his alcoholic mother is in the hospital. His anger and confused feelings cause him to withdraw into himself and reject all tokens of friendship offered by the kindly housekeeper. He is further troubled by sleepwalking and nightmares. Then two things happen: he discovers a door leading nowhere and other ev...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
