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Something Upstairs
The mystery deepens … The room was shabby and dirty, heavy with heat. None of the things which Kenny called his own remained. Even the painted walls and skylight were gone. Baffled, he wondered if other things—even outside—had changed. Kenny went to one of the windows and looked down. On a stoop across the dark street a man was standing, gazing straight at Kenny's window. He was wearing what appeared to be a long black cape which reached his knees, and a hat, triangular in shape. Its brim obscured his face. As if suddenly realizing he was being observed, the man moved quickly into the shadows. Keeping his face averted, he fled up the street.Story Behind the Story
Awards and Honors YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 1999 Review “Something Upstairs is an intelligent and well-intentioned effort. It can provoke discussion of the issues … as well as how, finally, violence visits the lives of both Caleb and Kenny and how Kenny, through choice and circumstance, may have become a slave himself.” (School Library Journal) |
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