![]() ![]() Agent: Chuck Verrill, Darhansoff & Verrill. ![]() In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in. Not a word is wasted in this meticulously crafted novel, which once again proves why King is the king of horror. : From 1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King whose storytelling transcends genre (Newsday) comes another winner: creepy and touching and horrifyingly believable (The Boston Globe) about a group of kids confronting evil. The mystery of the Institute’s purpose is drawn out naturally until it becomes far scarier than the physical abuse visited upon the children. Tapping into the minds of the young characters, King creates a sense of menace and intimacy that will have readers spellbound. However, no child has ever escaped the Institute. Others have graduated to the Back Half, where “kids check in, but they don’t check out.” The Front Half are promised that they’ll be returned to their parents after testing and a visit to Back Half, but Luke becomes suspicious and desperate to get out and get help for the others. You dont need to be a horror fan to read. Luke finds comfort in the company of the children in the Front Half: Kalisha, Nick, George, and Avery. Not a word is wasted in this meticulously crafted novel, which once again proves why King is the king of horror. ![]() When Luke wakes up, he finds himself in a room identical to his own bedroom, except that he is now a resident of the Institute-a facility that tests telekinetic and telepathic abilities of children. In a quiet Minnesota neighborhood, intruders kidnap 12-year-old prodigy Luke Ellis and murder his parents. ![]() King wows with the most gut-wrenching tale of kids triumphing over evil since It. ![]()
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