{"product_id":"house-of-stairsisbn-9780140345804","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A riveting suspense novel with an anti-behaviorist message that works . . . because it emerges only slowly from the chilling events.\" --Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"When people talk about classic dystopian novels for young readers, the same titles come up again and again: \u003ci\u003eThe Giver\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eCity of Ember\u003c\/i\u003e. A few others. But one classic book in that subgenre deserves a lot more love: \u003ci\u003eHouse of Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e by William Sleator.\" --io9.comWilliam 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.","brand":"Puffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303330730213,"sku":"NP9780140345804","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140345803_4217d58d-2ebb-4156-9f73-ce5c9bb3501c.jpg?v=1730753907","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/house-of-stairsisbn-9780140345804","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}