{"product_id":"the-gates-9781442429338","title":"The Gates","description":"\u003cb\u003eBursting with imagination and impossible to put down\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e this \"wholly original\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"refreshing\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e) novel from\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author John Connolly is about the pull between good and evil, physics and fantasy--and a quirky boy, who is impossible not to love, and the unlikely cast of characters who give him the strength to stand up to a demonic power.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoung Samuel Johnson and his dachshund, Boswell, are trying to show initiative by trick-or-treating a full three days before Halloween, which is how they come to witness strange goings-on at 666 Crowley Road. The Abernathys don't mean any harm by their flirtation with the underworld, but when they unknowingly call forth Satan himself, they create a gap in the universe, a gap through which a pair of enormous gates is visible. The gates to Hell. And there are some pretty terrifying beings just itching to get out... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan one small boy defeat evil? Can he harness the power of science, faith, and love to save the world as we know it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442429338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.68h x 5.18w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e136655 \/ Gates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.6 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Connolly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36651103158428,"sku":"9781442429338","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_09c53fe2-6fd3-446f-b01f-817b7c0dce0e.jpg?v=1603876841","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-gates-9781442429338","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}