{"product_id":"the-gates-a-samuel-johnson-tale","title":"The Gates: A Samuel Johnson Tale","description":"\u003cb\u003eBursting with imagination and impossible to put down\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e this \"wholly original\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"refreshing\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e) novel from\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author John Connolly is about the pull between good and evil, physics and fantasy--and a quirky boy, who is impossible not to love, and the unlikely cast of characters who give him the strength to stand up to a demonic power.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoung Samuel Johnson and his dachshund, Boswell, are trying to show initiative by trick-or-treating a full three days before Halloween, which is how they come to witness strange goings-on at 666 Crowley Road. The Abernathys don't mean any harm by their flirtation with the underworld, but when they unknowingly call forth Satan himself, they create a gap in the universe, a gap through which a pair of enormous gates is visible. The gates to Hell. And there are some pretty terrifying beings just itching to get out... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan one small boy defeat evil? Can he harness the power of science, faith, and love to save the world as we know it?","brand":"Emily Bestler Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51942298058983,"sku":"9781439175408","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_19317f2a-5e63-416a-856a-eae60449b43c.jpg?v=1775249889","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-gates-a-samuel-johnson-tale","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}