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Ned Wallis knows he's forbidden to touch the rifle in the attic. But he can't resist sneaking it out of the house, just once. Before he realizes it, Ned takes a shot at a dark shadow. When Ned returns home, he's sure he sees a face looking down at him from the attic window. Who has seen and heard him? Ned's feelings of guilt and fear only get worse when one day, while helping an elderly neighbor, he spots a wild cat with one eye missing. Could this be the thing Ned shot at that night?
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Reviews
"A Newbery Honor Book ALA Best of the Best ALA Notable Book New York Times Outstanding Children's Book of the Year ALA Best Book for Young Adults The Horn Book Fanfare List Booklist Editors' Choice"
Awards
"A deep and demanding psychological novel."
School Library Journal
"This riveting tale is spun with an eloquent simplicity that belies the skill of its telling. Fox brings a penetrating compassion and understanding to finely textured characters, young and old."
Booklist, starred review