About
the Book Danny can feel something sinister about his new
home, Blackbriar, an old, abandoned cottage in the English countryside. The
residents of a nearby town refuse to speak of the house and can barely look
Danny in the eyes. Then Danny begins to have strange dreams of fire and witches,
and awakes to shrieks of laughter that seem to come from another time and place.
With help from his friend, Lark, Danny begins to unravel the mysteries of
Blackbriar and its frightening past, through the discovery of an ancient doll
and a chilling list of names and dates carved on the cellar door. But what might
be most terrifying of all is the mystery that does not lie in the past but in
the here and now ...
William
Sleator lives in Massachusetts and Thailand.
Children's Book of the Year Award Child Study Association of America, 1972
An ALA Notable Book
Blackbriar
Reviews
"[A] spellbinder
for readers of ghost and witchcraft
stories" —Booklist
"Bolt
the cellar door, watch your cat closely for personality changes, and follow
him—vicariously." —Kirkus
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