Button Bright, Michael Kurland
Button Bright, Michael Kurland
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Button Bright

Author: Michael Kurland

Narrator: Eleanor Hicks

Unabridged: 9 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lume Books

Published: 12/05/2019


Synopsis

“Somebody was yelling in the room now, one of the strange men, and her mother was screaming and screaming. But Button was only dimly aware of the sounds. Her consciousness had shrunk down to focus on the body that was blocking her hole—and the warm, thick liquid that was dripping onto her hand.”Button is an 11 year old, bubbly and intelligent girl who is haunted in her dreams by a tapping sound…Living with her mother and father in Cottsborough, Vermont, Button had been trained to hide and not ever answer to her secret name, ‘Rachel’.One day, two men arrive at Button’s family home searching for her by this secret name. Refusing to give Button up, things turn violent and the men shoot her father dead. Through a narrow crack in the floor boards, Button bears witness to the murder.Eluding the two men who tried to catch her, Button uses her wits to navigate herself from Vermont to Boston and then to New York.Button has a plan to find her uncle Dromkin.When her search seems hopeless, Button is taken in by a resident of her uncle’s apartment building, Phil, who claims he can help.But when they find Dromkin sprawled on the floor with his throat cut, Button is convinced she is somehow the cause of these family murders...Will Phil be able to keep her identity hidden long enough for her to find out the truth?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Peter on July 31, 2024

11 year old Buttom Gramm witnesses how her father is shot and her mother is abducted. Why want the unknown people get a hold on her? Is there a secret hidden in her past? When she flees to New York a group of outsiders helps to know her early years. What about the Eternal Master? Why can the blind m......more

Goodreads review by Jack on October 07, 2022

This was quite the surprise. While the cover makes it seem like some cheesy "killer doll" horror novel in the Zebra mold, it's more of mystery-thriller, with supernatural and science fiction overtones that slowly get ramped up. It reminded me a bit of Stranger Things, only if the focus was almost ex......more

Goodreads review by Warren on December 30, 2020

"Button Bright" is one of those 80s paperback horrors that has garnered quite a reputation as a hidden classic over the years. It certainly was an enjoyable adventure, and at times was really adorable, cute, and touching. The character of the 11-year-old Button is quite charming and sweet. She is bo......more

Goodreads review by ItzSmashley on March 12, 2023

The cover and blurb imply this is a horror story but id say it is very low on any scary moments. I did however enjoy this a sci fi story.Good mystery and the characters were likeable and fleshed out. A young girl with physic powers is on the run after her parents are killed by religious extremists a......more

Goodreads review by Jerri on March 27, 2020

I am conflicted concerning this book. There were definite 4 star moments but there were more 2 star (grit your teeth and get through it) moments. I liked Button and especially her dream sections. This author has talent. The story concept is good and there is a nice creepy feeling. I loved the beginn......more