Something wicked this way comes
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New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1983, c1962.
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
307 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
0380977273 (Avon pbk.), 0380729407 (pbk.), 0394530411, 0553280325 (Bantam pbk.), 0606049274 (Turtelback), 9781501167713, 1501167715
Reading Level
UG
Level 4.8, 9 Points
Lexile measure
820

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General Note
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Simon and Schuster, 1962.
Description
Two thirteen-year-old boys, Jim Nightshade and William Halloway, harrowing experience with a nightmarish traveling carnival. The carnival's leader, "Mr. Dark" bears a tattoo for each person lured by the offer to live out their secret fantasies. Mr. Dark's malevolent presence is countered by that of Will's father, Charles Halloway, who harbors his own secret desire to regain his youth.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Bradbury, R. (19831962). Something wicked this way comes. Knopf : Distributed by Random House.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012. 19831962. Something Wicked This Way Comes. Knopf : Distributed by Random House.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012. Something Wicked This Way Comes. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 19831962.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Bradbury, R. (n.d.). Something wicked this way comes. New York: Knopf : Distributed by Random House.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Bradbury, Ray. Something Wicked This Way Comes. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 19831962.

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