Knee-Knock Rise
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KneeKnock Rise is a children's book
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...

 written by Natalie Babbitt
Natalie Babbitt
Natalie Babbitt is an American author and illustrator of children's books. Her novels Tuck Everlasting and The Eyes of the Amaryllis have been made into films . Her novel Knee-Knock Rise is a Newbery Honor book.- Life :Natalie Babbitt was born in Dayton, Ohio. Now lives in Providence, Rhode Island...

 and published in 1970. It was awarded the Newbery Honor in 1971. Although the story is intended for children, some of the underlying themes deal with subjects such as the need for invented religion.

Plot synopsis

The story is set in the small and rather boring village of Instep. A young boy, Egan, mother Forces him to come to Instep where he will Meet his Cousin, Ada, and his aunt and uncle. Egan, a young boy, has come here to visit relatives and attend a fair. The village's people are terrified by the noises that come from the top of a small nearby mountain. No one has ever investigated the source of the sound, but the general rumor is that a thing called the "Megrimum" lives up there, kept at bay only through the use of various charms and offerings.

Teased by his cousin, Egan decides to make a trek up the mountain to investigate the source of the noises. When he discovers what's really up there, he has a hard decision to make about whether or not to inform the village. When something goes wrong, Egan's cousin Ada tell everyone in the town of Instep that Egan was treking up the rise. Everyone in the town starts looking for Egan. At the top of the rise Egan discovers that there is no Megrimum. Its just a boiling spring inside a cave that echos when it rains. Egan tries to tell everyone in Instep that the Megrimum is fake but everyone thinks he was lying.
Disney Channel has bought the movie rights to this book.
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