{"product_id":"city-of-secrets-hardcover","title":"City of Secrets - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVictoria Ying\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead the graphic novel that Caldecott medal-winning illustrator, Dan Santat, calls, \"An edge-of-your-seat thriller!\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEver Barnes is a shy orphan guarding a secret in an amazing puzzle box of a building. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost of the young women who work at the building's Switchboard Operating Facility, which connects the whole city of Oskar, look the other way as Ever roams around in the shadows. But one of them, Lisa, keeps an eye on the boy. So does the head of the Switchboard, Madame Alexander . . . a rather sharp eye. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnter Hannah, the spunky daughter of the building's owner. She thinks Ever needs a friend, even if he doesn't know it yet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGood thing she does! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLisa and Madame Alexander are each clearly up to something. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEver is beset by a menacing band of rogues looking to unlock the secret he holds--at any cost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd whatever is hidden deep in the Switchboard building will determine all of their futures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a journey that twists and turns as much as the mechanical building Ever Barnes calls home, he and his new friend Hannah have to find out what's really going on in this mysterious city of secrets . . . or else!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaised in California, \u003cb\u003eVictoria Ying \u003c\/b\u003eis an author and illustrator of beloved children's books. She realized that she had a true eye for detail when she fell in loves with comic books when she was a teenager. This interest in comics led her to a successful career in animation. Her credits include \u003ci\u003eTangled, Wreck it Ralph, Frozen, Paperman, Big Hero 6, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMoana\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.5 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e City of Secrets\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769470746912,"sku":"9780593114483","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/93d812d8e8fa52701fd4b6bd1bd88f48_035af4b0-8742-4e24-99a0-8dd579c6362f.webp?v=1780348957","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/city-of-secrets-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}