Girl in the Basement
β Scribed by Garton, Ray
- Book ID
- 109691744
- Publisher
- Open Road Media
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 803 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781497627444
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
A terrifying tale from a Bram Stoker Awardβnominated author who "has consistently created some of the best horror ever set to print" (Cemetery Dance).
Foster care is like Russian roulette, says fifteen-year-old Ryan Kettering, who's spent most of his young life in largely abusive homes. Sometimes the hammer clicks and you're fine. Sometimes it's a bullet to the brain. This time it seems the hammer has clicked. Living with the Prestons in a rambling two-story house in Shasta County, the chores are split between Ryan and five other foster kids. Not counting nine-year-old Maddy. Not much is expected of her. She stays in the basement.
The other children don't know much about Maddy. But what they do know, they don't like. She's just not right. She speaks in a strange, gravelly adult voice. Maybe Ryan can make a difference. Spend time with her. Get acquainted. He understands what it means to be lonely. That's when he decides to do what no...
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