{"product_id":"house-of-stairs-9780140345803","title":"House of Stairs","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis chilling, suspenseful indictment of mind control is a classic of science fiction and will haunt readers long after the last page is turned.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne by one, five sixteen-year-old orphans are brought to a strange building. It is not a prison, not a hospital; it has no walls, no ceiling, no floor. Nothing but endless flights of stairs leading nowhere--except back to a strange red machine. The five must learn to love the machine and let it rule their lives. But will they let it kill their souls? \u003cp\u003e\"An intensely suspenseful page-turner.\" --School Library Journal \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A riveting suspense novel with an anti-behaviorist message that works . . . because it emerges only slowly from the chilling events.\" --Kirkus Reviews \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16141487\"\u003eWilliam Sleator\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Puffin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 4.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140345803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0140345809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV037000\"\u003eFantasy | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV053000\"\u003eScience Fiction | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV005000\"\u003eBoys \u0026amp; Men\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Sleator (1945-2011) is the author of numerous science fiction books for children and young adults, including \u003ci\u003eInterstellar Pig\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHouse of Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBlackbriar\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Puffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48455642349805,"sku":"9780140345803","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_be8d82a6-6f1c-4a2e-8167-1bb63781a027.jpg?v=1753532771","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/house-of-stairs-9780140345803","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}