Author: Natalie Babbitt
Illustrator: Natalie Babbitt
Genre: Fiction
Sub genre: Realistic Fiction
Theme: Strange cultural beliefs
Primary and secondary characters: Egan and his strange extended family and their cat and dog
Awards: Newbery Award and Honor Book
Publication Date: 1984
Publishing Company: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
This book has a few pictures in it, however they are not needed for the text. This chapter book would be great for elementary readers, especially students in around the 4th grade. This website offers a lesson plan great for students in grades 4-7. This book would be excellent for having students predict the outcome of each character. The teacher could have them write an essay or act out what they think will happen. This book is sure to grab students and make them want to find out the mystery of the strange people and town.
Young Egan is sent to live with some of his extended family for a short time. When he arrives in the town of Instep he can sense the presence of a strange spell. He finds out what is lurking over the villagers is the fear of the Megrimum, the mysterious something that makes its home in the misty peak of Kneeknock Rise. Some nights shrieks can be heard from the top of the rise and anyone who dares to venture up the rise never returns. Young Egan makes it a point to discover what it is that haunting the people in the little town. Will he be able to help the villagers and break the spell? Pick up this short chapter book and find out!
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