Something Upstairs Author: Avi
	Book Information Publisher: HarperTrophy Book Type: Paperback Rating: 6 ISBN-13: 9780380708536 - ISBN-10: 0380708531 Publication Date: 10/1/1990 Pages: 128 Reading Level: Young Adult

THE MYSTERY DEEPENS

The room was shabby and dirty, heavy with heat. None of the things which Kenny called his own remained. Even the painted walls and skylight were gone.

Baffled, he wondered if other things -- even outside -- had changed. Kenny went to one of the windows and looked down. On a stoop across the dark street a man was standing, gazing straight at Kenny's window. He was wearing what appeared to be a long black cape which reached his knees, and a hat, triangular in shape. Its brim obscured his face.

As if suddenly realizing he was being observed, the man moved quickly into the shadows. Keeping his face averted, he fled up the street.