num_pages: 704
description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Jack Torrance sees his stint as winter caretaker of a Colorado hotel as a way back from failure, his wife sees it as a chance to preserve their family, and their five-year-old son sees the evil waiting just for them.
language: English
title: The Shining
titlecomplete: The Shining (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
characters: Horace Derwent, Wendy Torrance, Danny Torrance, Jack Torrance, Dick Halloran, Delberg Grady
genres: Classics, Paranormal, Fantasy, Mystery, Adult, Suspense, Thriller, Audiobook, Fiction, Horror
ratings_count: 1424932
places: Colorado, The United States of America
series: The Shining
awards: awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Fantasy Novel, awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Gandalf Award
publisher: Turtleback Books