From the best-selling storyteller Orson Scott Card comes a gripping story of terror within a small town.
Step Fletcher, his pregnant wife DeAnne, and their three children move to Steuben, North Carolina with high hopes. But Step’s new job with a software company turns out to be a snake pit, and eight-year-old Stevie’s school is worse. As Stevie retreats into himself, focusing more and more on a mysterious computer game and a growing troop of imaginary friends, the Fletchers’ concern turns to terror. Young boys, whose names match a list of Stevie’s nonexistent friends, have mysteriously vanished from Steuben. And as evil strikes out from the most trusted corners, it’s suddenly clear that Stevie is next on the list.
Step Fletcher takes a job with a small software company, which means moving his family to North Carolina. The adjustment isn't easy for Step, and it's increasingly difficult for 8-year old Stevie, who can't understand his teacher's Southern drawl and becomes the object of her scorn. Stefan Rudnicki finds a voice for each of the main characters, capturing the personalities of the children as well as the adults. He uses accents judiciously to reinforce the differences between Step's family and the people in the town they're trying to make their home. As Stevie's world of imaginary friends continues to expand, his parents realize that it is keeping pace with the list of boys missing from the town. Rudnicki draws on the intensity of the characters' emotions, adding a compelling edge to the suspense. J.E.M. 2005 Audie Award Finalist (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine
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