The Institute

A NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2019 SELECTION From #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King,the most riveting and unforgettable story of kids confronting evil since It. In the middle of the nightin a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolisintruders silently murder Luke EllisΓÇÖs parents and load him into a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at The Institutein a room that looks just like his ownexcept thereΓÇÖs no window. And outside his door are other doorsbehind which are other kids with special talentsΓÇötelekinesis and telepathyΓÇöwho got to this place the same way Luke did: KalishaNickGeorgeIrisand ten-year-old Avery Dixon. They are all in Front Half. OthersLuke learnsgraduated to Back HalfΓÇ£like the roach motelΓÇ¥ Kalisha says. ΓÇ£You check inbut you donΓÇÖt check out.ΓÇ¥ In this most sinister of institutionsthe directorMrs. Sigsbyand her staff are ruthlessly dedicated to extracting from these children the force of their extranormal gifts. There are no scruples here. If you go alongyou get tokens for the vending machines. If you donΓÇÖtpunishment is brutal. As each new victim disappears to Back HalfLuke becomes more and more desperate to get out and get help. But no one has ever escaped from the Institute. As psychically terrifying as Firestarterand with the spectacular kid power of ItThe Institute is Stephen KingΓÇÖs gut-wrenchingly dramatic story of good vs. evil in a world where the good guys donΓÇÖt always win.