A children's book by John Irving? Indeed, nothing could be more natural – as no other author has handled the themes of childhood, adolescence and the coming of age as well as Irving. Sometimes children's stories are hidden within stories for adults – one has only to discover them. ›A Sound Like Someone Trying Not to Make a Sound‹ is the adventure of a brave young boy who has a bad dream, and sets out with his father in the middle of the night to find the source of a ghostlike sound – and chase it away.