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The story of misfit high-school girl, Carrie White, who gradually discovers that she has telekinetic powers. Repressed by a domineering, ultra-religious mother and tormented by her peers at school, her efforts to fit in lead to a dramatic confrontation during the senior prom. ([source][1]) ---------- Also contained in: - [The Shining / 'Salem's Lot / Night Shift / Carrie][2] ---------- See also: - [Selected from Carrie][3] [1]: https://stephenking.com/library/novel/carrie.html [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL19558521W [3]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL11018609W/Selected_from_Carrie
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