Amy Girl Author:Bari Wood "Bari Wood is always good. AMY GIRL is her most compelling novel to date. Good book for a weekend,but not when you are alone." Stephen King. — It begins when Amy's mother locks her in a closet to protect her from her abusive father, and to keep her from seeing him beat up her mother. She sees him kill her mother through the keyhole. In the 3 days... more » before she is found a power swirls into her mind. She can make people do things. Police officer Joe Levin rescues her from the closet. he is drawn to her and takes her into his home. Then his son Paulie starts a campaign of spite against her and unleashes a demonstration of Amy's awesome powers.« less