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Shadow Child
	First edition (publ. Zebra Books)
Author	Joseph A. Citro
Language	English
Genre	Horror fiction
Publisher	Zebra Books
Publication date	1987
Publication place	United States
Pages	367 (first edition)
ISBN	9780821721179

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Shadow Child is a novel by American horror and paranormal folklore author Joseph A. Citro.^[1] It was originally published on July 1, 1987, before his novel Lake Monsters, but was republished by University Press of New England on September 1, 1998. The novel depicts the psychological and emotional impacts of mysterious disappearances and deaths.

Plot

The main character is Eric Nolan, brother, son, and widower. After the death of his parents, the death of his wife, and his brother's disappearance, Eric decides to move back to his childhood home in Bennington County, Vermont where his cousin Pamela lives with her own family. Mysterious things start happening in the nearby woods, part of the Bennington Triangle that is known for several unsolved disappearances.

References

^ Press Republican : Co-authors catalog region's weirdness Apr 25, 2003

"Shadow Child". Goodreads. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
"Fiction Book Review: Shadow Child by Joseph A". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
Citro, Joseph A. Shadow Child. New England: University Press of New England, 1998. Print

[1] Press Republican : Co-authors catalog region's weirdness Apr 25, 2003

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-'''''Shadow Child'''''  is a novel by American [[horror fiction|horror]] and [[Paranormal|paranormal folklore]] author [[Joseph A. Citro]].<ref>Press Republican : Co-authors catalog region's weirdness Apr 25, 2003</ref>  While it was preceded by his novel ''[[Dark Twilight|Lake Monsters]] which is full of [[Horror fiction|Horror]], [[Fiction]]'', and [[Mystery fiction|Mystery]] which he published before Shadow Child. Shadow Child was first published on July 1, 1987 then it was later published on September 1, 1998 by [[University Press of New England]]. Shadow Child basically shows how mysterious disappearances, and death can impact someone.
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-In this case it impacts Eric Nolan, brother, son, and widower. Death was not something that happened every day but it happened frequently enough to affect Eric. First he experienced the loss of his parents, then his wife, and eventually his brother's disappearance. With all that has happened Eric decided to move back to his childhood home in [[Bennington County, Vermont]] where his cousin Pamela lived with her own family. Mysterious things started happening in the woods, and in the [[Bennington Triangle]] where several unsolved disappearances always seem to happen. Many people start diminishing as the puzzle gets bigger.
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+'''''Shadow Child'''''  is a novel by American [[horror fiction|horror]] and [[Paranormal|paranormal folklore]] author [[Joseph A. Citro]].<ref>Press Republican : Co-authors catalog region's weirdness Apr 25, 2003</ref>  It was originally published on July 1, 1987, before his novel ''[[Dark Twilight|Lake Monsters]]'', but was republished by [[University Press of New England]] on September 1, 1998. The novel depicts the psychological and emotional impacts of mysterious disappearances and deaths.
-Eric then has to realize that he has to face reality or what he chooses to believe instead.
+==Plot==
-The book prominently features the<ref>{{Cite web|title = Lake Monsters|url = http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/266530.Lake_Monsters|website = Goodreads|access-date = 2016-02-11}}</ref> [[Bennington Triangle]], an area within [[Bennington County, Vermont|Bennington County]], [[Vermont]] that was the site of several unsolved disappearances.
+The main character is Eric Nolan, brother, son, and widower. After the death of his parents, the death of his wife, and his brother's disappearance, Eric decides to move back to his childhood home in [[Bennington County, Vermont]] where his cousin Pamela lives with her own family. Mysterious things start happening in the nearby woods, part of the [[Bennington Triangle]] that is known for several unsolved disappearances.
 ==References==