Synopsis
Prank
Published by Samuel French Inc
6 Male 4 Female
A young mother loses control of her car after seeing the cutout and is killed, along with her young son. Her six year old daughter survives and identifies the two boys who are tried for manslaughter
Their friendship is tested as the families pressure each boy to finger the other as the culprit. One boy eventually does but later recants and admits mutual responsibility
The boys are sentenced to a reformatory where they begin the difficult task of rebuilding their lives and their friendship