#712 The Wilds- Julia Elliott
The imagination of children is wonderful. A Family has moved in to the long-vacant bug infested house on the block. They are the Wilds. Like their name, their reputation lends itself to exaggerated rumors. The kids, all boys, run wild around the yard, dig tunnels under the house and one of them wears a wolf mask during every full moon.
The girl next door, and only child, spies on them from her hiding place and imagines how depraved they are. Once she is caught and brought to their clubhouse. As neighbors, their activities are their own. But at school, their oddness is also taken note of. They are certainly a unique pack of boys. Children will be children and it’s all in good fun. Or is it?
This is the title story of Elliott’s collection. It’s good fun, imaginative, and the right level of off-beat.
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