{"product_id":"9780786811809-1","title":"The Doom Stone","description":" A killer beast—half-man, half-apelike—terrorizes the English plain on which Stonehenge lies. Fifteen-year-old Jackson Cauley, with the help of his anthropologist aunt and a local girl, has tracked down the predator's lair. But the source of the beast's power lies in the ancient Doom Stone of Stonehenge, and unless its secret is unlocked, the deadly slaughter will continue. \u003cp\u003e  1995 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (ALA)\u003cbr\u003e1996 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)\u003cbr\u003e1997-98 Texas Lone Star Reading List\u003cbr\u003e1998 Soaring Eagle Book Award Honor Book (WY)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Biography: Paul Zindel who won the 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for \u003ci\u003eThe Effects of Gamma Rays On Man-In-the-Moon Marigolds,\u003c\/i\u003eonce again draws upon his scientific background for \u003ci\u003eReef Of Death.\u003c\/i\u003e His most recent books for Harper Collins include \u003ci\u003eThe Doom Stone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLoch,\u003c\/i\u003e both Recommended books for the Reluctant YA Reader (ALA), and the tragicomic memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Pigman \u0026amp; Me,\u003c\/i\u003e which \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e said in a starred review \"allows readers a glimpse of Zindel's youth, gives them insight into some of his fictional characters, and provides many examples of universal experiences that will make them laugh and cry.\"\u003ci\u003e The Pigman \u0026amp; Me\u003c\/i\u003e was both a 1993 ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a 1993 ALA Notable Children's Book.\u003cbr\u003e Mr. Zindel lives in Montague, New Jersey.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hyperion Books for Children","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042163376368,"sku":"9780786811809","price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780786811809-1","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}