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by Stephen King
About 115 pages (34,540 words)
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It Study Guide consists of approx. 115 pages of summaries and analysis on It by Stephen King. Browse the literature study guide below:

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It by Stephen King is a novel about friendship and the magic of childhood. The novel centers around seven core characters, friends who bonded as children during a summer of darkness. Twenty-seven years later, they reunite to fulfill a promise made that terrible summer. Evil lives under their hometown and, for some reason they do not understand, these seven have been destined to bring an end to the terrible cycle of death and destruction. These friends fought It once before, but now It is back, and they must end the evil for good. It is a novel of magic, mystery, and horror that will entertain readers of all ages. (read more)
      Part One, The Shadow Before: Chapter 1, After the Flood (1957)
      Part One, The Shadow Before: Chapter 2, After the Festival, (1984)
      Part One, The Shadow Before: Chapter 3, Six Phone Calls (1985)
      Derry: The First Interlude
      Part Two, June of 1958: Chapter 4, Ben Hanscom Takes a Fall
      Part Two, June of 1958: Chapter 5, Bill Denbrough Beats the Devil (I)
      Part Two, June of 1958: Chapter 6, One of the MIssing: A Tale from the Summer of '58
      Part Two, June of 1958: Chapter 7, The Dam in the Barrens
      Part Two, June of 1958: Chapter 8, Georgie's Room and the House on Neibolt Street
      Part Two, June of 1958: Chapter 9, Cleaning Up
      Derry: The Second Interlude
      Part Three, Grownups: Chapter 10, The Reunion
      Part Three, Grownups: Chapter 11, Walking Tours
      Part Three, Grownups: Chapter 12, Three Uninvited Guests
      Derry: The Third Interlude
      Part Four, July of 1958: Chapter 13, The Apocalyptic Rock Fight
      Part Four, July of 1958: Chapter 14, The Album
      Part Four, July of 1958: Chapter 15, The Smoke-Hole
      Part Four, July of 1958: Chapter 16, Eddie's Big Break
      Part Four, July of 1958: Chapter 17, Another One of the MIssing: The Death of Patrick Hockstetter
      Part Four, July of 1958: Chapter 18, The Bullseye
      Derry: The Fourth Interlude
      Part Five, The Ritual of Chud: Chapter 19, The Watches of the Night
      Part Five, The Ritual of Chud: Chapter 20, The Circle Closes
      Part Five, The Ritual of Chud: Chapter 21, Under the City
      Part Five, The Ritual of Chud: Chapter 22, The Ritual of Chud
      Part Five, The Ritual of Chud: Chapter 23, Out
      Derry: The Fifth Interlude and Epilogue, Bill Denbrough Beats the Devil (II)

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