{"product_id":"the-screaming-staircase-9781423186922","title":"The Screaming Staircase","description":"A sinister Problem has occurred in London: all nature of ghosts, haunts, spirits, and specters are appearing throughout the city, and they aren't exactly friendly. Only young people have the psychic abilities required to see-and eradicate-these supernatural foes. Many different Psychic Detection Agencies have cropped up to handle the dangerous work, and they are in fierce competition for business. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Screaming Staircase\u003c\/i\u003e, the plucky and talented Lucy Carlyle teams up with Anthony Lockwood, the charismatic leader of Lockwood \u0026amp; Co, a small agency that runs independent of any adult supervision. After an assignment leads to both a grisly discovery and a disastrous end, Lucy, Anthony, and their sarcastic colleague, George, are forced to take part in the perilous investigation of Combe Carey Hall, one of the most haunted houses in England. Will Lockwood \u0026amp; Co. survive the Hall's legendary Screaming Staircase and Red Room to see another day? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Readers who enjoyed the action, suspense, and humor in Jonathan Stroud's internationally best-selling Bartimaeus books will be delighted to find the same ingredients, combined with deliciously creepy scares, in his thrilling and chilling Lockwood \u0026amp; Co. series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Disney-Hyperion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781423186922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Sasquatch Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Cybils - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2014 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e160996 \/ Screaming Staircase\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.1 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 14\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Stroud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36650368467100,"sku":"9781423186922","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9c58d855-521e-4082-bcd2-7f602396a24b.jpg?v=1603875108","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-screaming-staircase-9781423186922","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}