β Scribed by Richard Lortz
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Named one of 1982's Most Outstanding Books of the Year by the Books for Young Adults Program, University of Iowa. It's a tale of horror and the supernatural, as children from the ghettos of New York City become "child-creatures" at night and prey upon the unsuspecting.
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