Something Wicked This Way Comes -- Ray Bradbury

<b>One of Ray Bradbury's best-known and most popular novels, <i>Something Wicked This Way Comes</i>, now featuring a new introduction and material about its longstanding influence on culture and genre.</b> <p/>For those who still dream and remember, for those yet to experience the hypnotic power of its dark poetry, step inside. The show is about to begin. Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to Green Town, Illinois, to destroy every life touched by its strange and sinister mystery. The carnival rolls in sometime after midnight, ushering in Halloween a week early. A calliope's shrill siren song beckons to all with a seductive promise of dreams and youth regained. Two boys will discover the secret of its smoke, mazes, and mirrors; two friends who will soon know all too well the heavy cost of wishes...and the stuff of nightmares. <p/>Few novels have endured in the heart and memory as has Ray Bradbury's unparalleled literary masterpiece <i>Something Wicked This Way Comes</i>. Scary and suspenseful, it is a timeless classic in the American canon.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Ray Bradbury<br><b>Publisher:</b> Simon & Schuster<br><b>Published:</b> 10/24/2017<br><b>Pages:</b> 352<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.65lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.90d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781501167713<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 4.8<br><b>Point Value:</b> 9<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>56251 / Something Wicked T