{"product_id":"splendors-and-glooms-paperback","title":"Splendors and Glooms - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Amy Schlitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A brooding, Dickensian novel with a touch of fantasy and a glimmer of hope. . . . As mysterious and timeless as a fairy tale.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLaura Amy Schlitz's Newbery Honor-winning Victorian gothic is a rich banquet of dark comedy, scorching magic, and bewitching storytelling. Clara Wintermute, the only child of a wealthy doctor, invites master puppeteer Grisini to entertain at her birthday party. When Clara vanishes that night, suspicion falls upon the puppeteer and his orphaned assistants. The three children -- two penniless waifs and one pampered heiress -- have been caught in a trap set by Grisini's ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance she's determined to shed before it's too late.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Amy Schlitz\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Newbery Medal-winning \u003ci\u003eGood Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village, \u003c\/i\u003eillustrated by Robert Byrd; \u003ci\u003eA Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama; The Night Fairy, \u003c\/i\u003eillustrated by Angela Barrett; and other books for children. She lives in Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 26, 2017\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 Splendors and Glooms\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 5.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757270040864,"sku":"9780763694494","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2e1982468d3f6455f36a38260557cc67.webp?v=1780098466","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/splendors-and-glooms-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}