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Dark Tree

Story Stats

Rating: 4
Grade Level: 3, 4, 5
Page count: 6

Author

Brian
Gibbons

Appeared in

Cricket Magazine Vol 33 Num 10, June 2006

Story Summary

Legend holds that "Dark Tree" is haunted and hungers for little children, but that doesn't prevent Sam's little brother, Daryl, from climbing it. Unfortunately he gets stuck just when a twister is forming, forcing Sam to overcome her fears and go up after him.