Puffin, New York, 2002, 1^st pr.  ISBN 0-14-240063-7.  Trade soft cover, 121 pages.  Unread remaindered copy, pages tanned, touch of edge wear.  ‘The mischievous Bellas constantly frighten Amen with stories of Mr. Tominski – the old recluse who lives in the woods nearby and mysteriously tends to a flock of doves.  The Bellas insist that Mr. Tominski is a dangerous bogeyman who eats children whole, but Papa vows that the “keeper of the doves” wouldn’t hurt a soul.  When tragedy strikes the family, Amen must decide once and for all who is right.’ (from rear wrap)