{"product_id":"solitary-escape-from-furnace-2-9780312674762","title":"Solitary: Escape from Furnace 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fresh and ferocious, \u003ci\u003eLockdown \u003c\/i\u003ewill hook boys with its gritty, unrelenting surprises.\" --James Patterson, for\u003ci\u003e Lockdown\u003c\/i\u003e (Escape from Furnace Book 1) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlex tried to escape.\u003cbr\u003eHe had a perfect plan.\u003cbr\u003eHe was almost free. Even felt the cool, clean air on his face.\u003cbr\u003eThen the dogs came.\u003cbr\u003eNow he's locked in a place so gruesome--so hellish--that escape doesn't even matter.\u003cbr\u003eHe just wants to survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlex Sawyer and his mates should have known there was no way out of Furnace Penitentiary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir escape attempt only lands them deeper in the guts of this prison for young offenders, and then into solitary confinement. And that's where a whole new struggle begins--a struggle not to let the hellish conditions overwhelm them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause before another escape attempt is even possible, they must first survive the nightmare that now haunts their endless nights. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSolitary\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fast paced and packed with nail-biting scenarios . . . This is a dark story with a dark ending, but the gritty action and compelling characters will have reluctant readers enthralled.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Once again, Smith has created a thrill ride that will leave the audience wanting more. Smith's prose is fast paced, witty, and sometimes downright terrifying. Some of the images he creates could manifest into a nightmare or two. Teens who are looking for a great thriller\/horror story will definitely want to pick up these novels.\" --\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Adrenaline-fueled action infuses the narrative as it did in \u003ci\u003eLockdown\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), keeping the pages turning. . . . The author knows what keeps his readers locked to the page and delivers it soundly.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBreathlessly paced. --Booklist\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eLockdown\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fresh and ferocious, \u003ci\u003eLockdown \u003c\/i\u003ewill hook boys with its gritty, unrelenting surprises.\" --\u003ci\u003eJames Patterson\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Furnace is hotter than hell and twice as much fun  Sign me up for a life sentence of Alexander Gordon Smith \" --\u003ci\u003eDarren Shan, author of the Demonata series\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso by Alexander Gordon Smith: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Devil's Engine series\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Engine: Hellraisers\u003c\/i\u003e (Book 1)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Engine: Hellfighters\u003c\/i\u003e (Book 2)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Engine: Hellwalkers\u003c\/i\u003e (Book 3) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fury\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Escape from Furnace series\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLockdown\u003c\/i\u003e (Book 1)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSolitary\u003c\/i\u003e (Book 2)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath Sentence\u003c\/i\u003e (Book 3)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFugitives\u003c\/i\u003e (Book 4)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eExecution\u003c\/i\u003e (Book 5)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312674762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.21h x 5.47w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e141390 \/ Solitary: Escape from Furnace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alexander Gordon Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635945894044,"sku":"9780312674762","price":11.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_084316de-e5ae-455d-97f5-777a19b4c3aa.jpg?v=1603840962","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/solitary-escape-from-furnace-2-9780312674762","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}