Night of Fear
Grade 4-6-While his parents are out for the evening, T.J. takes his Alzheimer's-afflicted grandmother along on a trip to the neighbors' barn to feed their animals. There, a dangerous occupant abducts the boy, but agrees to leave the elderly woman behind. Both a murderer and an arsonist are at large in the neighborhood, and T.J. isn't certain which one is his captor. Alternating between unrealistically brave and occasionally reckless behavior, T.J. finally gets away. Both criminals are caught, and he realizes how special his grandmother is. The incidents lack plausibility, the characters are one-dimensional, and any suspense is interrupted by preaching and teaching.Jeanette Larson, Texas State Library, AustinCopyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.