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The gates : a strange novel for strange young people

Young Samuel Johnson and his dachshund, Boswell, are trying to show initiative by trick-or-treating a full three days before Halloween, which is how they come to witness strange goings-on at 666 Crowley Road. The Abernathys don't mean any harm by their flirtation with the underworld, but when they unknowingly call forth Satan himself, they create a gap in the universe, a gap through which a pair of enormous gates is visible. The gates to Hell. And there are some pretty terrifying beings just itching to get out... Can one small boy defeat evil' Can he harness the power of science, faith, and love to save the world as we know it' Bursting with imagination and impossible to put down, The Gates is about the pull between good and evil, physics and fantasy. It is about a quirky and eccentric boy, who is impossible not to love, and the unlikely cast of characters who give him the strength to stand up to a demonic power. In this wonderfully strange and brilliant novel, John Connolly manages to re-create the magical and scary world of childhood that we've all left behind but so love to visit. And for those of you who thought you knew everything you could about particle physics and the universe, think again. This novel makes anything seem possible.

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  • "Samuel, 11 ans, et son chien Boswell croisent leurs étranges nouveaux voisins, les Abernathy, qui semblent s'adonner à des rites sataniques. Alors que personne ne veut croire Samuel sur ce qu'il a vu, il entreprend avec Nurd, un démon apparu sous son lit, de déjouer les plans diaboliques des Abernathy qui ont ouvert les portes de l'enfer..."
  • "Young Samuel Johnson and his dachshund, Boswell, are trying to show initiative by trick-or-treating a full three days before Halloween, which is how they come to witness strange goings-on at 666 Crowley Road. The Abernathys don't mean any harm by their flirtation with the underworld, but when they unknowingly call forth Satan himself, they create a gap in the universe, a gap through which a pair of enormous gates is visible. The gates to Hell. And there are some pretty terrifying beings just itching to get out... Can one small boy defeat evil' Can he harness the power of science, faith, and love to save the world as we know it' Bursting with imagination and impossible to put down, The Gates is about the pull between good and evil, physics and fantasy. It is about a quirky and eccentric boy, who is impossible not to love, and the unlikely cast of characters who give him the strength to stand up to a demonic power. In this wonderfully strange and brilliant novel, John Connolly manages to re-create the magical and scary world of childhood that we've all left behind but so love to visit. And for those of you who thought you knew everything you could about particle physics and the universe, think again. This novel makes anything seem possible."@en
  • "Samuel Johnson has a number of problems: his dad cares more about his car than his family; his mother is lonely, and only Samuel's dog, Boswell, truly understands him. Oh, and as if things couldn't get any worse, Samuel's neighbours, led by the villainous Mrs Abernathy, are trying to open the gates of hell. It's up to Samuel to stop them, except nobody will believe him, and time is running out ... Now the fate of humanity lies in the hands of one small boy, an even smaller dog, and a very unlucky demon named Nurd ..."
  • "Dämonisch gut, höllisch rasant, teuflisch komisch Der 11-jährige Samuel ist ein ganz normaler Junge, na ja, vielleicht ein bisschen schlauer als der Rest, aber ansonsten alles im grünen Bereich. Bis, ja bis seinen gelangweilten Vorstadtnachbarn nichts Besseres einfällt, als mal eben ein wenig Dämonenbeschwörung zu üben. Das klappt dummerweise überraschend gut und nun sind die dämlichen Nachbarn nicht nur von Dämonen besessen, sondern diese fiesen Gestalten auch noch hinter Samuel und seinem Dackel Boswell her. Die waren nämlich unfreiwillige Zeugen als die Hobby-Satanisten das Portal im Universum auftaten, durch das der finstere Lord nun seine Voraustrupps in die Welt der Menschen entsendet. Tja und jetzt ist es also an Samuel, den Schlamassel wieder zu richten und den Untergang der Menschheit zu verhindern. John Connolly, geboren in Dublin, wurde weltweit berühmt durch seine "Charlie Parker"--Thrillerserie. All seine Romane stürmten die Bestsellerlisten und als erster Nichtamerikaner gewann er den Shamus Award. "Das Portal der Dämonen" ist sein erstes Kinderbuch."
  • "Samuel Johnson and his dachshund, Boswell, are trying to show initiative by trick-or-treating a full three days before Halloween which is how they come to witness the Abernathys unknowingly call forth Satan himself, creating a gap in the universe through with the gates to Hell are visible. There are some pretty terrifying beings just itching to get out and Samuel must harness the power of science, faith, and love to save the world and defeat evil. Suggested level: intermediate, secondary."
  • "Samuel, 11 ans, et son chien Boswell croisent leurs étranges nouveaux voisins, les Abernathy, qui semblent s'adonner à des rites sataniques. Alors que personne ne veut croire Samuel sur ce qu'il a vu, il entreprend avec Nurd, un démon apparu sous son lit, de déjouer les plans diaboliques des Abernathy qui ont ouvert les portes de l'enfer...--[Memento]."
  • "Young Samuel Johnson witnesses strange goings-on at 666 Crowley Road. The Abernathys don't mean any harm by their flirtation with the underworld, but when they unknowingly call forth Satan himself, they create a gap in the universe. Can one small boy defeat evil and save the world as we know it?"@en
  • "Funny, scary adventure with a dachshund, demons, science - and footnotes."@en
  • "When Samuel Johnson and his dachshund Boswell go trick-or-treating early, they unwittingly unlock a gap in the universe that opens the gates of Hell, and Samuel must now fight to reseal it."
  • "When Samuel Johnson and his dachshund Boswell go trick-or-treating early, they unwittingly unlock a gap in the universe that opens the gates of Hell, and Samuel must now fight to reseal it."@en

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  • "Publikace pro mládež"
  • "Roman fantastique"
  • "Young adult works"
  • "Suspense fiction"@en
  • "Irské romány (anglicky)"
  • "Online-Publikation"
  • "Kinderbücher bis 11 Jahre"
  • "Fantasy fiction"
  • "Fantasy fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "French language materials"
  • "Fantasy romány"
  • "Juvenile literature"
  • "Occult fiction"@en
  • "Occult fiction"
  • "Horror fiction"
  • "Large type books"
  • "Children's stories"@en
  • "Children's stories"
  • "Irish fiction (English)"
  • "Juvenile works"@en
  • "Juvenile works"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Children's & young adult fiction & true stories (Children's)"@en
  • "Fantasy novels"
  • "Young adult fiction"

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  • "Hoi pyles"
  • "Les portes : roman"
  • "The gates : [Samuel Johnson versus the devil: round 1]"
  • "Les portes"
  • "Das Portal der Dämonen Fantasy, Lesung ; ab 10 Jahren"
  • "The gates : a strange novel for strange young people"@en
  • "The gates : a strange novel for strange young people"
  • "Portite"
  • "더 게이트 : 이상한 젊은이들 을 위한 이상한 소설 : 존 코널리 장편 소설 = The gates"
  • "The Gates"@en
  • "Le porte dell'inferno si sono aperte : un romanzo strano per giovani strani"@it
  • "Le porte dell'inferno si sono aperte : un romanzo strano per giovani strani"
  • "The gates"@en
  • "The gates"
  • "Las Puertas del infierno"
  • "Las puertas del infierno"@es
  • "Las puertas del infierno"
  • "Tŏ keit'ŭ : isanghan chŏlmŭnidŭl ŭl wihan isanghan sosŏl : Chon K'onŏlli changp'yŏn sosŏl = The gates"
  • "Brána do pekla"
  • "Das Portal der Dämonen"
  • "Les portes : [roman] : [version adulte]"
  • "Wrota"@pl

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