"[A] very unusual story [...] an interest develops strongly, it increases, and we move on to a climax that is full of excitement. Nothing save the book itself can indicate its peculiar atmosphere and its real merit." - Daily Telegraph "A very exquisite book, written with rare charm and great art." - Manchester Guardian "A book of distinction and charm." - New York Times "There are few contemporary stories of childhood reaching the artistic height of The Spring Song." - Springfield Republican Thirteen-year-old Grif Weston and his siblings, Barbara, Ann, Jim, Edward, and Edward"s friend Palmer Dorset, travel to their grandfather"s home in rural Ireland, where they hope to pass an eventful summer. Unexpected dangers and adventures lurk, as the children must solve the kidnapping of their beloved dog Pouncer and thwart a burglary attempt on Grandpapa"s house. Yet there is another danger, far more sinister, involving Billy Tremaine, a local boy who died...