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Ned fired the forbidden rifle just once, at a flickering shadow in the autumn moonlight. But someone -- a face, fleetingly seen staring at him from an attic window -- was watching. And when a one-eyed cat turns up at an elderly neighbor's woodshed, Ned is caught in a web of guilt, fear, and shame that he cannot escape -- until another moonlit night, come spring, brings redemption and surprising revelations. Ages 9-12.

奈德是一个11岁的男孩，父亲是一个牧师，母亲患有重病在身。奈德生日的时候，舅舅送给他一只气枪。他无意中开枪射瞎了一只野猫的眼。这件事一直让他内心深受折磨，又没有勇气跟别人说出真相。幸好，他的朋友斯卡利老先生照顾了这只受伤的猫，使它幸免于难。当斯卡利先生弥留之际，奈德终于有勇气对他说出了真相。后来，当奈德得知那只猫还健在，并且还拥有了捕食的本领，他内疚的心情才如释重负。同时，妈妈的病情也见好转，奈德的生活从此又充满了阳光。