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Description edit
Zephyr, Alabama, is an idyllic hometown for eleven-year-old Cory Mackenson -- a place where monsters swim the river deep and friends are forever. Then, one cold spring morning, Cory and his father witness a car plunge into a lake -- and a desperate rescue attempt brings his father face-to-face... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Davy Ray: Cory's hot headed friend.
- Cory Mackenson: Cory is the 12 year old narrator of the story and he lives in the small town of Zephyr with his father, mother, and dog Rebel. In the beginning of the book, Cory and his father stumble upon a murder during a morning milk run. Cory becomes appalled that his little town could have a murderer in its midst. During the rest of the novel, Cory goes on a mission to find out which one of his lovely neighbors is a cold blooded murder. The journey that Cory goes on to find the killer shows the reader how life was like in the 1960's and how a kid matures over time.
- Kara Dahninaderke: Mrs. Lezander is Dr. Lezander's wife and is a good piano player and in the end of the book it is revealed that she was a Nazi war criminal along with her husband.
- Johnny Wilson: Cory's friend who is of Native American descent. Johnny gets in a fight with the Branlin brothers about halfway through the novel and ends up getting extremely hurt... hurt enough where he cannot hang out with his friends for long periods of time for a while. 3/4 of the way through the novel, he gets back at the Branlins when they throw one of his most prized arrowheads onto the playground at school. Johnny wins the fight and dethrones the Branlins from their throne of being the scariest kids in Zephyr.
- Robert R. Mccammon: He's the author of the book
- Mr. Moultry: you may know the story.
- Vernon Thaxter: The naked man who walked on the streets of Zephyr, whose father was the owner of almost of the town, who was a writer.
- Mayor Swope: The Mayor of the town
- Ben: Cory's friend
- Tom Meckenson: Cory's father, a milkman
- Mr. Lightfoot: A black man who fixed everything in the house.
- Donny Blaylock: A gang
- Gordo: One of Bralin brothers who always find a way to bully Cory and his friends.
- Bruton: A town for black people, neighbor to Zephyr
- Mr. Hargison: You might know the story
- Mr. Cathcoate: He, the one who had saved Wyatt Earp at OK Coral when he was 8.
- Mr. Sculley: Add a description of this character.
- Mr. Dollar: A barber.
- Blessett
- Mr. Steiner: You might know the story
- Mr. Dick: Hit by a dropped bomb from an airplane but was not killed and secured by Mr. Lightfoot...
- Mr. Pritchard: Vernon Thaxter's houseman.
- Zephyr: Cory's hometown
- Gavin: Gordo's brother of Bralin
- Amory
- Lainie
- Dr. Parrish: Zephyr's doctor.
- Mrs. Neville
- Lucifer: A monkey who bit off the ear of a preacher.
- Wade
- Mr. Osborne: A veteran of US Army
- Lovoy
- Mr. White: Cory's father's Boss at the gas station
- Nemo: Nemo Curliss, son of a shirt saler, who moved in Zephyr and he was gifted with a fast and accurately ball throwing although his bone was fragile.
- Grandmomma Sarah: Cory's grandmomma
- Owen
- Katharina: Miss Green Glass.
- Mrs. Callan
- J.t.: Zephyr's sheriff
- Sim: Ben's father
- Midnight Mona: you may know the story
- Chile Willow: A girl whom Cory saw bathing in the wood as he was lost from his camping trip.
Quotes edit
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“"Every town has a church, a bully, and a secret."”
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“I hope she would never lock her smile away, and forget where she put the key.”
Cory (comment on Chile)
First Sentence edit
"Cory? WAKE UP, SON.
Table of Contents edit
I. One: The Shades of Spring
1. Before the Sun
2. Down in the Dark
3. The Invader
4. Wasps at Easter
5. The Death of a Bike
6. Old Moses Comes to Call
7. A Summons from the Lady
II. Two: Summer of Devils and Angels
1. Last Day of School
2. Barbershop Talk
3. A Boy and a Ball
4. I Get Around
5. Welcome, Lucifer
6. Nemo's Mother & a Week with the Jaybird
7. My Camping Trip
8. Chile Willow
9. Summer Winds Up
III. Three: Burning Autumn
1. Green-Feathered Hat
2. The Magic Box
3. Dinner with Vernon
4. The Wrath of Five Thunders
5. Case #3432
6. Dead Man Driving
7. High Noon in Zephyr
8. From the Lost World
IV. Four: Winter's Cold Truth
1. A Solitary Traveler
2. Faith
3. Snippets of the Quilt
4. Mr. Moultry's Castle
5. Sixteen Drops of Blood
6. The Stranger Among Us
V. Five: Zephyr as It Is
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Significant Speculative Fiction (Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror). (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Robert R. McCammon (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pocket Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1991
ISBN: 0671742264
Page Count: 440
Publisher: Pocket Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1991
ISBN: 0671742264
Page Count: 440
Awards edit
- World Fantasy Award (1992: Best Novel, Winner)
- Bram Stoker Award (1991: Best Novel)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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