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The Crying Child

The Crying Child

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by Barbara Michaels

Book Details

Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 320
ISBN: 9780061866609
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Moderate confidence: 75%

Looky Rating System Score adjusted for ages 13+

Moderate confidence (75%) — AI estimate from description and metadata.

Content Intensity

How strong or frequent is this content? Higher scores mean more intense content.

2
💥ViolenceLow
3
❤️Love & RomanceModerate
3
🧠Mental HealthModerate
1
💬!*$#LanguageVery low
0
🍷🚬Substance UseNone
4
😨Fear / HorrorNotable

Story Themes

What is this book about? Higher scores mean the theme is more central to the plot — not a warning.

3
🧙Fantasy / SupernaturalRecurring theme
0
🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ RepresentationNot present
0
🚀Sci-Fi / FuturisticNot present
0
Disability & NeurodiversityNot present

Description

Joanne McMullen's fears for her sister's sanity have brought her to remote King's Island, Maine. Mary's grief over the loss of her child is threatening to send her over the edge—and her insistence that she has heard an eerie, childlike wailing in the woods fuels Joanne's anxiety. And now Mary's taken to disappearing at midnight in search of the source of the heartrending moans. But it's not just her sister's encroaching madness that is chilling Joanne's blood—it's her own.

Themes & Topics

English & College SuccessEnglishFiction

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