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Violence
A lot
Graphic horror violence including deaths of children and disturbing creature attacks
Language
Some
Strong language including extensive profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief sexual references; a boy's encounter with predatory adults
Substance Use
Barely any
Alcohol abuse by an adult character
Emotional Intensity
A lot
A child in sustained extreme peril; genuinely frightening villain and horror sequences; child deaths
What this book is about
Jack Sawyer's mother is dying of cancer, and the only cure lies across the Territories—a parallel version of America that Jack can access by 'flipping.' With his only companion Wolf, a gentle giant from the Territories, Jack travels from New Hampshire to California through a landscape of incredible danger, dark magic, and a villain determined to stop him. King and Straub's epic collaboration is both a grand adventure story and a dark fairy tale of extraordinary scope.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Graphic violence including deaths of children
Intensely frightening villain and horror sequences
Child in sustained extreme peril
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