House of Stairs
This chilling, suspenseful indictment of mind control is a classic of science fiction and will haunt readers long after the last page is turned.
One 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'
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One 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'
"An intensely suspenseful page-turner." —School Library Journal
"A riveting suspense novel with an anti-behaviorist message that works . . . because it emerges only slowly from the chilling events." —Kirkus Reviews
House of Stairs
This chilling, suspenseful indictment of mind control is a classic of science fiction and will haunt readers long after the last page is turned.
One 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'
One 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'
"An intensely suspenseful page-turner." —School Library Journal
"A riveting suspense novel with an anti-behaviorist message that works . . . because it emerges only slowly from the chilling events." —Kirkus Reviews
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140345803 |
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| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Publication date: | 10/21/2004 |
| Edition description: | Reissue |
| Pages: | 176 |
| Product dimensions: | 4.38(w) x 7.13(h) x 0.46(d) |
| Lexile: | 810L (what's this?) |
| Age Range: | 12 - 17 Years |
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