All of the children survive their first encounters with IT, but are reticent to tell any adults because of course, the adults wouldn’t believe that a killer imaginary clown is on the loose. They do have the courage to tell each other though, and gradually realise that there is some supernatural force which has brought them together, with the aim of killing IT. They spend much of the summer together in Derry, and gradually learn more about IT's characteristics. They learn that IT has been in Derry for millions of years, and is non existent but only to adults.
In one confrontation at one of the child’s house, IT is injured by a silver ball fired at him with a catapult, and it swipes at one of the children with a claw and gashes him. IT retreats back to its lair in the sewers.
There are these bullys that chase the children into the sewers one afternoon, and whilst the children try to find IT to kill it, they follow, only to be chased in turn by IT. One of them is killed by IT, and one boy has driven totally insane by the sight of IT.
They eventually find a small door, deep, deep in the sewers. They hesitantly open in, and once inside, see IT in the most accurate way their minds can handle - as a giant spidery-type creature. One boy gets the silver stone and slingshots IT again and again until IT dies.
Surprisingly enough, IT isn't dead. 27 years later, there is another wave of killings. Mike, (the one who stayed in Derry) notices these, and after a time, decides it is time to call in the other members of Lucky 7 - the Losers Club, in the past they all made a promise to each other saying that if IT comes back they will too. The other six don't remember much about it at all - although one of them remembers enough to decide that suicide is better than going back to Derry. The other five, however, do make it as far as Derry, and gradually start to remember more and more, with flash backs of when they where young.
The six meet for dinner, and some decide they can't face the idea of facing IT again.
I think that you should read this best selling novel because I have read it and I love it, so much that I read it a second time, there is also a movie about it and the movie it also very good.
A #1 New York Times bestseller...
"A LANDMARK." (Chicago Sun-Times)
"THE HORROR MASTER'S BEST." (People)
"A SCARE-FEST." (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
"A GHOUL'S DELIGHT." (Kansas City Star)
