Book Descriptions
for Creature of the Night by Kate Thompson
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
From The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY)
This is a realistic coming-of-age story infused with a layer of underlying faerie magic. Bobby wants to leave his family’s new home in the countryside and go back to Dublin and his thieving, drinking gang of friends. It is not quite that simple, though, and Bobby slowly begins to change and grow with the guidance of his new neighbors. Unanswered questions remain concern ing the history of his family’s new home, and Bobby tries to uncover the magical truth surrounding the mysterious and possibly murderous events of the past. 2010 USBBY Outstanding International Books List, CCBC Choices. ae
Originally published by Bodley Head Great Britain, in 2008.