< b>An ALA Best Book for Young Adults< /b>< P>Salz lives in a time of superstition and fear in the medieval town of Hameln. This summer his bare-bones existence has been more fearsome than ever. Salz's father and brothers are affected by horrifying fits. The townspeople are gripped by madness. And the entire town is visited by a pestilence of rats. Only Salz remains unaffected. But is that because he is innocent? Or is he the devil himself?< P>Available only in The Literacy Bridge 5.