The Banshee |
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Author:
| Bunting, Eve |
Illustrator:
| McCully, Emily Arnold |
ISBN: | 978-0-618-82162-4 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2010 |
Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers
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Imprint: | Clarion Books |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $22.95 |
Book Description:
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"SCREE . . . SCREE . . ." Terry is half asleep when he hears the wailing, rising and falling like the waves of the sea. He wishes it were a dream, but he knows it isn't. It isn't an owl screeching, either. Or the Flannerys' old cat. Could it be the Banshee--the ghostly figure of Irish legend who wails outside a house when death is near? Why would she come here? In spite of his fears, Terry goes out to confront her. Is it really the Banshee,...
More Description"SCREE . . . SCREE . . ."
Terry is half asleep when he hears the wailing, rising and falling like the waves of the sea. He wishes it were a dream, but he knows it isn't. It isn't an owl screeching, either. Or the Flannerys' old cat. Could it be the Banshee--the ghostly figure of Irish legend who wails outside a house when death is near?
Why would she come here?
In spite of his fears, Terry goes out to confront her. Is it really the Banshee, or . . . something else?