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Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade, two thirteen year old boys born two minutes apart (Will one minute before midnight on October 30th, Jim one minute after midnight on October 31st) are lying on the grass outside their houses. Will is cautious and innocent; Jim is dark, impulsive, and thinks he needs to know everything. A storm brews in the distance and Tom Fury, a traveling lightning rod salesman, give the boys a lightning rod and predicts that Jim's house will be struck that night. Will convinces Jim to mount the rod on his roof.

The boys head to the library, where Will's father, Charles Halloway, works as a janitor. He is 54 years old and preoccupied with what he sees as his old age. His relationship with his son is awkward. Both Charles…

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Posted By moneisha n #229047 at Feb 07, 2012 7:41 AM

what does the boy throw over jim and will?

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Posted By dakota o #227631 at Jan 30, 2012 6:08 PM

the lightning rod salesman had turned into a _______

in the book "something wicked this way comes by ray bradbury" chapter 23-27

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Posted By andre c #186079 at May 17, 2011 9:12 AM

what nicknames does mr dark give will and jim

mr dark gives will and jim names for himself

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