{"product_id":"scowler-9780385743099","title":"Scowler","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScowler\u003c\/strong\u003e by Kraus, Daniel. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780385743099.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEqual parts haunting and horrifying, this literary horror novel gives readers insight into the mind of a controlling homicidal man and the son who must stop him.\n\n\"Marvin Burke is one of the great monsters of literature, a figure of immense, credible terror and savagery.\"--Cory Doctorow, author of Little Children and coeditor of Boing Boing\n\nImagine your father is a monster. Would that mean there are monsters inside you, too?\nNineteen-year-old Ry Burke, his mother, and little sister eke out a living on their dying family farm. Ry wishes for anything to distract him from the grim memories of his father’s physical and emotional abuse. Then a meteorite falls from the sky, bringing with it not only a fragment from another world but also the arrival of a ruthless man intent on destroying the entire family. Soon Ry is forced to defend himself by resurrecting a trio of imaginary childhood protectors: kindly Mr. Furrington, wise Jesus, and the bloodthirsty Scowler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Delacorte Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44979563888693,"sku":"ByrdShop_0385743092","price":59.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780385743099_af58769f-3678-42ba-8a80-c1c48a51c414.jpg?v=1778947745","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/scowler-9780385743099","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}