{"product_id":"apt-pupil","title":"Apt Pupil","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Stephen King’s timeless coming-of-age novella, \u003ci\u003eApt Pupil\u003c\/i\u003e—published in his story collection \u003ci\u003eDifferent Seasons \u003c\/i\u003eand made into a movie starring Ian McKellan and Brad Renfro—is now available as a stand-alone publication.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you don’t believe in the existence of evil, you have a lot to learn.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTodd Bowden is an apt pupil. Good grades, good family, a paper route. But he is about to meet a different kind of teacher, Mr. Dussander, and to learn all about Dussander’s dark and deadly past…a decades-old manhunt Dussander has escaped to this day. Yet Todd doesn’t want to turn his teacher in. Todd wants to know more. Much more. He is about to face his fears and learn the real meaning of power\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eand the seductive lure of evil.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA classic story from Stephen King, \u003ci\u003eApt Pupil\u003c\/i\u003e reveals layers upon layers of deception—and horror—as finally there is only one left standing.","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48056420991231,"sku":"*R0040556*","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/19764023482893.jpg?v=1768494104","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/apt-pupil","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}