Gwendy's Button Box
Gwendy's Button Box is a 2017 horror novel by Stephen King, Richard Chizmar and Richard T. Chizmar. It features Gwendy Peterson. Readers will find themes of nightmares, preteen girls, magic paraphernalia and girls.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 28 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 12 editions across 3 languages. It appeared on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction bestseller list in 2017.
It runs to roughly 176 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Gwendy's Button Box
The little town of Castle Rock, Maine has witnessed some strange events and unusual visitors over the years, but there is one story that has never been told... until now. There are three ways up to Castle View from the town of Castle Rock: Route 117, Pleasant Road, and the Suicide Stairs. Every day in the summer of 1974 twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson has taken the stairs, which are held by strong (if time-rusted) iron bolts and zig-zag up the cliffside. At the top of the stairs, Gwendy catches her breath and listens to the shouts of the kids on the playground. From a bit farther away comes the chink of an aluminum bat hitting a baseball as the Senior League kids practice for the Labor Day charity game. One day, a stranger calls to Gwendy: "Hey, girl. Come on over here for a bit. We ought to palaver, you and me." On a bench in the shade sits a man in black jeans, a black coat like for a suit, and a white shirt unbuttoned at the top. On his head is a small neat black hat. The time will come when Gwendy has nightmares about that hat...
Awards & lists
- 📰New York Times bestseller list — Hardcover Fiction, 2017
Quick answers
Who wrote Gwendy's Button Box?
Gwendy's Button Box was written by Stephen King, Richard Chizmar and Richard T. Chizmar and first published in 2017.
What genre is Gwendy's Button Box?
It is usually shelved as Horror.
How long is Gwendy's Button Box?
The median edition has 176 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Gwendy's Button Box?
Readers who like it often enjoy Haunting Adeline, House of Leaves and City of Bones.
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