{"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\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Puffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459938095378,"sku":"9780140345803","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b53ff594-2d07-4b48-83cf-28c09454ecd0.jpg?v=1730016619","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/house-of-stairs-9780140345803","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}