I am not a fan of Stephen King's books with the exception of The Green Mile but this little novella sounded intriguing. At the start of the story it is the summer before Gwendy enters middle school. In an effort to delete the nickname "Goodyear" (as in blimp) she has been climbing the "Suicide Stairs" up to Castle View daily. On one trip up the bluff she meets a strange man who gives her the mysterious "button box". The box has several colored buttons and a lever. The red button dispenses intricate chocolates. The lever gives vintage uncirculated silver dollars. After Gwendy takes possession of the box her life changes in many ways for the good and bad until the man returns and she willingly gives it up. An intriguing story. And did she really cause the Jonestown Massacre in Guyana?
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