![]() Thinking it might be a clue, he picks it up. Cory discovers near his feet a bright green bird feather. The figure watches the car sink and slinks out into the woods. While Cory looks on in trepidation, he notices a figure standing nearby, clad in a dark coat, face obscured. His dad is eventually forced to abandon his rescue efforts when the car plunges into the depths of the quarry, never to be recovered. He’s been beaten badly about the head and has a garrote around his throat. The car veers off the road and plunges into a quarry.Ĭory’s dad jumps into the water and tries to save the driver. As they drive out a rural road, a car comes careening out of nowhere and nearly collides with their milk truck. One morning, Cory accompanies his father on his milk delivery route. Summer draws close and the promise of freedom from school and its demands beckon. He has a small group of close friends with whom he revels in the joys of boyhood. ![]() Oh yeah, there’s a murder mystery in the book as well.Ĭory Mackenson lives in Zephyr, Alabama and his life is seemingly idyllic. Much like Ray Bradbury did in Dandelion Wine, McCammon strings together a string of stories and anecdotes from the life of a fictional boy named Cory Mackenson, a 12 year old boy growing up in rural Alabama in the 1960s. McCammon, horror writer extraordinaire, turned from writing stories that scare to stories that enchant. ![]()
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