The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (novel)
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| Author | Laird Koenig |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Coward McCann |
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1974 |
| Pages | 254 pp |
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane is a 1974 novel by Laird Koenig. It is about a 13-year-old girl named Rynn Jacobs who lives alone in a house, and murders people who threaten her solitary life.
Koenig adapted his novel into a 1976 film of the same name, directed by Nicolas Gessner and starring Jodie Foster as Rynn. In 1997, he adapted it into a stage play.
In 1974, the science fiction magazine Luna Monthly reviewed it as "A light, gripping, smoothly written thriller." The review also assessed the character of Rynn Jacobs as not precisely a villain, but "brilliant" and "warmhearted." However, The Critic journal concluded "This doesn't work", saying Rynn was so clever and effective she did not come across as a teenager, comparing her to "an IBM computer".
In 2015, Rynn was voted the 20th most evil child in literature by Abebooks experts and readers.
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