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House of Stairs
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4 out of 5
Based on 1,898 Ratings and 361 Reviews

Book Description
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? This chilling, suspenseful indictment of min... More
Book Information
PublisherAvonBooks Books For Young Readers
BindingPaperback (15 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages157
ISBN-100380437864
ISBN-13978-0380437863
Publication Date/1975
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About William Sleator (Author) : William Sleator is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of William Sleator include Among the Dolls, Rewind, Test, and Hell Phone.
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7/14/2008 Lucy Rafael tagged as: I read

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