The Running Man
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Author:
King, Stephen
Published:
Penguin Publishing Group 1999
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Lexile measure:
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In the year 2025, the best men don't run for President, they run for their lives....

Ben Richards is out of work and out of luck. His eighteen-month-old daughter is sick, and neither Ben nor his wife can afford to take her to a doctor. For a man with no cash and no hope from the poor side of town, there's only one thing to do: become a contestant on one of the Network's Games, shows where you can win more money than you've ever dreamed of—or die trying. Now, Ben's going prime-time on the Network's highest-rated viewer participation show. And he's about to become prey for the masses....

With an introduction by the author, "The Importance of Being Bachman"

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Street Date:
8/1/1999
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781101212141
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.4, 10 Points
Lexile measure:
700

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Stephen King. (1999). The Running Man. Penguin Publishing Group.

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Stephen King. 1999. The Running Man. Penguin Publishing Group.

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Stephen King, The Running Man. Penguin Publishing Group, 1999.

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Stephen King. The Running Man. Penguin Publishing Group, 1999.

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With an introduction by the author, "The Importance of Being Bachman"

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Ben Richards is out of work and out of luck. His eighteen-month-old daughter is sick, and neither Ben nor his wife can afford to take her to a doctor. For a man with no cash and no hope from the poor side of town, there's only one thing to do: become a contestant on one of the Network's Games, shows where you can win more money than you've ever dreamed of—or die trying. Now, Ben's going prime-time on the Network's highest-rated viewer participation show. And he's about to become prey for the masses....

With an introduction by the author, "The Importance of Being Bachman"

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