Fairy Tale
by Stephen King
Flap Copy Description:
Charlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, a decent student. But he carries a heavy load. His mother was killed in a hit-and-run accident when he was seven, and grief drove his dad to drink. Charlie learned how to take care of himself - and his dad. When Charlie is seventeen, he meets a dog named Radar and her aging master, Howard Bowditch, a recluse in a big house at the top of a big hill, with a locked shed in the backyard. Sometimes strange sounds emerge from it.
Charlie starts doing odd jobs for Mr. Bowditch and loses his heart to Radar. Then, when Mr. Bowditch dies, he leaves Charlie a cassette tape telling a story no one would believe. What Mr. Bowditch knows, and has kept secret all his long life, is that inside the shed is a portal to another world.
My Thoughts:
Fairy Tale is the recently released novel by Stephen King - the perfect read for Halloween or any dark, foggy night! The teenage boy, Charlie, is the complex protagonist who unexpectedly finds himself in a tale of good and evil. This terrific tome is full of suspense and mystery, like all Stephen King books. I highly recommend Fairy Tale to readers aged sixteen and up. Happy Halloween!
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