Night Cry

Night Cry by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor is a middle grades novel about a young girl named Ellen who is often left alone on her family's five-acre Mississippi farm while her father works as a traveling salesman. During one of these times alone, Ellen experiences a terrifying event that forces her to confront her fears. Through this frightening experience, she learns to distinguish between real and imagined dangers. The book is written at a reading level of 5.4 and is intended for middle grade readers in grades 4 through 8.