{"product_id":"solitary-book-alexander-gordon-smith-9780312674762","title":"Solitary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFresh and ferocious, \u003ci\u003eLockdown \u003c\/i\u003ewill hook boys with its gritty, unrelenting surprises. --James Patterson, for\u003ci\u003e Lockdown\u003c\/i\u003e (Escape from Furnace Book 1)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex tried to escape.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe had a perfect plan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe was almost free. Even felt the cool, clean air on his face.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThen the dogs came.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow he's locked in a place so gruesome--so hellish--that escape doesn't even matter.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe just wants to survive.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlex Sawyer and his mates should have known there was no way out of Furnace Penitentiary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir escape attempt only lands them deeper in the guts of this prison for young offenders, and then into solitary confinement. And that's where a whole new struggle begins--a struggle not to let the hellish conditions overwhelm them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause before another escape attempt is even possible, they must first survive the nightmare that now haunts their endless nights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSolitary\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFast paced and packed with nail-biting scenarios . . . This is a dark story with a dark ending, but the gritty action and compelling characters will have reluctant readers enthralled. --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce again, Smith has created a thrill ride that will leave the audience wanting more. Smith's prose is fast paced, witty, and sometimes downright terrifying. Some of the images he creates could manifest into a nightmare or two. Teens who are looking for a great thriller\/horror story will definitely want to pick up these novels. --\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdrenaline-fueled action infuses the narrative as it did in \u003ci\u003eLockdown\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), keeping the pages turning. . . . 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