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The Banshee
By Bunting, Eve & McCully, Emily Arnold
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2009
Gr 1-3 With her usual flair, Bunting produces a lively, well-paced story, providing a full measure of tension and suspense. Set in Ireland and told in first person, the tale introduces Terry as he cowers beneath the covers one moonlit night while the wind rattles the windows and wailing sounds echo around the house. Fearful that a bansheea ghostly figure of Irish lore that moans relentlessly wh...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
Convinced that he hears a banshee wailing in the middle of the night, a young Irish boy fights his fear and goes out to confront her. T...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
The book’s language is lovely and sophisticated. The illustrated nighttime scenes are nicely atm...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
