All That's Missing by Sarah Sullivan

Author:Sarah Sullivan [Sullivan, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 978-0-7636-6766-5
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2013-10-24T04:00:00+00:00

That night, he curled up in bed with the book Maywood had given him. Ghost Stories of the Tidewater Country. She said it was one of her favorites. Usually Arlo loved ghost stories. He liked the way they set his mind churning, conjuring up all sorts of weird things. But in a strange house, all alone late at night, it was creepy. Still, what else was there to do with Ida asleep and the house closed up? Arlo turned to the page Maywood had marked and started reading. Half of his mind was mulling over the idea of living here in Edgewater. What would he do if Ida asked him to stay? The question made his head spin. He tried to focus on the words of the story.

The fog was thick and blue over the swamp that evening. . . .

But his eyelids drooped, and then somehow the book was on the floor. And Arlo was dreaming. He dreamed of a monster made out of swamp mud, a monster who came to life and chased him through a murky bog. Every time Arlo thought he was getting away, another monster rose up out of the muck and made a grab for him. The monsters all had giant toothless mouths that yawned wider as they lunged toward him.

Arlo woke soaked with sweat. The book of ghost stories was sprawled open on the rug. He carried it to the dresser by the window and pressed it closed. It was bad enough to have Miss Hasslebarger chasing him. He didn’t need mud monsters, too. What he needed was a home, with someone to take care of him. Why was that so much to ask?

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