I'm the king of the castle, Hill, Susan

Blackbirds, Wolters-Noordhoff
Groningen, 1996
First Published in 1971

Setting :
The story takes place in the sixties around Warings, a gloomy old house at the edge of the town of Derne.

Time :
The story covers about two summer months.

Structure :
The story is told in a chronological order. It’s a novel of character with many thriller-like elements in it.

Perspective :
The story is told by someone outside the story who knows everything about everybody.

Characterization :
Edmund Hooper. A hard, selfish, terribly cruel child who will do literally anything to keep “Warings” to himself. He terrorizes Kingshaw to such