suspense

A priest struggles with his own inner demons when he is called upon to exorcise a mysteriously, violently troubled eleven-year-old girl.

As a new generation prepares to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of VE day, Gerald remains terrorized by the discovery so long ago of his sister's body. Now, desperately lonely, he finds solace in following a young girl home from school. But when the girl disappears, all eyes turn accusingly to him.

Fear and violence surround Ellie when she accidentally learns some unpleasant secrets that the inhabitants of Burton, Virginia, were determined to keep buried.

Having been kicked off the third grade soccer team, Brian challenges them to a match against his own team, a team which he and his cousin Angel hasten to create and whip into shape--if possible.