He was human once, or so they say. The son of a fur trapper, he was taunted by his peers and tricked into one of his own father’s traps. By the time anybody found it, the trap’s vicious teeth were empty, pried open and overgrown. It was said the brambles themselves had reached out and taken pity on that boy; that his skin had hardened to bark as thorns grew over every inch of his body.
Maybe it’s true and maybe it isn’t. But anyone who knows anything stays out of the woods beyond the Widow’s Stone.
That used to be enough. But this is the summer everything changes, as Stucks Cumberland and his friends find a mysterious package containing mementos of their childhood: baseball cards, a worn paperback, a locket. Offerings left behind in the woods years ago, meant to keep the Pricker Boy at bay. Offerings that have been rejected.
288 pages
(http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6335705-the-pricker-boy?from_search=true&search_exp_group=group_b&search_version=service)
My Thoughts:
This novel is a cross between a horror story and a mystery. It reminds me of Stephen King's movie It because of the young kids involved and how they come together to fight evil. If you like thrillers (movies or books), I think this may be the book for you. It begins with a real life terrifying situation that most of us could identify with. Then it gradually draws you into other horrifying situations that will leave you questioning, "Did that really happen?"