{"product_id":"2940014624244","title":"Deuce Delaney","description":"1964.  \u003cbr\u003eWaterbury, Ohio.  \u003cbr\u003eThirteen-year-old Deuce Delaney sits in his Observatory—the turret on top of his house perched high on Mount Airy—spying through binoculars on the world below.  \u003cbr\u003eDeuce is trouble in perpetual motion.  He gets in trouble at home, church, school—even with the law.\u003cbr\u003eSo when he sneaks out one night and sees this thing with a hideous face disappear up a sewer pipe, no one will believe him.  He must investigate the mystery alone.\u003cbr\u003eThat’s when things get hairy…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Chapter 4 of the novel:\u003cbr\u003eI then take one last look at the sewer pipe—\u003cbr\u003eI freeze.\u003cbr\u003eSee something coming toward me inside it.\u003cbr\u003eQuick hide behind the tree.\u003cbr\u003ePeek out...\u003cbr\u003eIt stops at the opening. Peers out.\u003cbr\u003eI see its hideous face in the moonlight!\u003cbr\u003eIt climbs out of the pipe, down the rocks, and stands next to the pool of water.\u003cbr\u003eThen turns toward me!\u003cbr\u003eI duck behind the tree.\u003cbr\u003eSlooowly peek out...\u003cbr\u003eIt crosses the creek and starts climbing up the path.\u003cbr\u003eAll of a sudden there’s this flash of lightning off in the distance. Then this faint rumble of thunder.\u003cbr\u003eIt stops—looks in the direction of the thunder. Then turns around, goes back across the creek, climbs back inside the sewer pipe, and disappears into the darkness.","brand":"Michael Murray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080353464560,"sku":"2940014624244","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014624244_p0.jpg?v=1763612766","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014624244","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}