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Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar follows Gwendy Peterson, an awkward middle schooler, who receives a powerful and mysterious button box from a man named Mr. Farris. The button box can grant favors and cause destruction, profoundly affecting Gwendy’s life and those around her as she grapples with its power and the moral weight of her actions. The novella, set in Castle Rock, Maine, explores themes such as fate versus free will, the complexity of selflessness, and the burden of secrets. This text contains references to suicide, mass suicide, suicidal ideation, child death, alcohol use disorder, sexual assault, and violence.