{"product_id":"familiar-and-haunting-collected-stories","title":"Familiar and Haunting: Collected Stories","description":"Familiar\nHere are stories of everyday life, as familiar as a piece of rope and\n... as haunting as fear: Mike knows that he can't swing over the river on the knotted rope, but with everyone watching him, he has to try. ... as haunting as a stranger: Who is the frightened-looking girl stealing plums from Nicky's grandparents' precious tree?\n... as haunting as cruelty: How can Joe escape from his mean cousin Dicky during a family reunion? Haunting\nAnd here are stories with a supernatural twist, as haunting as the eerie whistling from the hill above Burnt House in the middle of the night and\n... as familiar as guilt: A boy forgets the mysterious bottle his cousin loaned him, but when he sneaks out at night to retrieve it, the shadowy whistlers close in on him.\n... as familiar as loneliness: A ghost who's unbearably lonesome makes his neighbors suffer until a girl with a sense of the absurd shows him how things could be different.\n... as familiar as love: The ghost of a boy comes back to save his father from dying in a ferocious storm.\nPeopled with vivid, unforgettable characters, this collection of thirty-seven stories is by turns mysterious, humorous, strange, and sad, but it is always familiar, always haunting, and always surprising.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0066239648\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.0066239648.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Pearce, Philippa\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. This is an ex-library book with stickers and markings. Pages may have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44416290521265,"sku":"RDV.0066239648.G","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/skuimage_deb93805-a6d1-480a-87fc-8c41a3fce007.jpg?v=1721495700","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/familiar-and-haunting-collected-stories","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}