{"product_id":"kentucky-dragon-9780999771525","title":"Kentucky Dragon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Park ably uses religious symbolism, as well as mythical motifs of ancient Germanic people, demons, and even a dragon, in a story that is certainly not for the faint of heart ... A twisty, violent tale of a brutal legacy.\" - \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA demonic debt destroys Mark's family, until he grows up to face its collector, The Chicken Man.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e*\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"So slowly, slowly she got up, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd slowly she came to him, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd all she said when she came there: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Young man, I think you are dying.'\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbara Allen, traditional folk song\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark is eleven years old the first time he meets the chicken man. A thin man with discolored fingernails, the chicken man tells Mark how to make people happy using an icepick and a metal hammer. Tap, tap, tap in through the eyes, until there are no more tears. As the snow in Kentucky melts from a mine fire deep underground, the chicken man collects a brutal debt that leaves Mark traumatized, until, with enough time, bourbon, and therapy, he convinces himself to forget it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd he does, for eighteen years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil, the chicken man returns. Then, from Kentucky to New York City to a German village, where a coal fire has been burning for three centuries, Mark discovers the dark truth about his family's debt and the flames that never go out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fox Point Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51690703225106,"sku":"9780999771525","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_365e40b5-468d-47d2-8174-07ca9e7141b9.jpg?v=1761744445","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/kentucky-dragon-9780999771525","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}