{"product_id":"the-assassination-of-brangwain-spurge-paperback","title":"The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eM. T. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEugene Yelchin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEugene Yelchin\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Both moving and hilarious. Spurge is not just an unlikely hero \u003ci\u003e-- \u003c\/i\u003eit's hard to know if he's a hero at all. But that only makes the finale of this political satire all the more surprising.\" \u003ci\u003e-- The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUptight elfin historian Brangwain Spurge is on a mission: survive being catapulted across the mountains into goblin territory, deliver a priceless peace offering to their mysterious dark lord, and spy on the goblin kingdom -- from which no elf has returned alive in more than a hundred years. Brangwain's host, the goblin archivist Werfel, is delighted to show Brangwain around. They should be the best of friends, but a series of extraordinary double crosses, blunders, and cultural misunderstandings throws these two bumbling scholars into the middle of an international crisis that may spell death for them -- and war for their nations. Witty mixed-media illustrations show Brangwain's furtive missives back to the elf kingdom, while Werfel's determinedly unbiased narrative tells an entirely different story. This National Book Award finalist and hilarious, biting social commentary is rife with thrilling action, visual humor, and a comic disparity that suggests the ultimate victor in a war is perhaps not who won, but who gets to write the history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. T. Anderson \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eFeed, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Prize; the National Book Award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party\u003c\/i\u003e and its sequel, \u003ci\u003eThe Kingdom on the Waves, \u003c\/i\u003eboth \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers and Michael L. Printz Honor Books; \u003ci\u003eSymphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLandscape with Invisible Hand; \u003c\/i\u003eand many other books for children and young adults. He lives near Boston, Massachusetts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEugene Yelchin \u003c\/b\u003eis a Russian-American author and illustrator of many books for children, including \u003ci\u003eBreaking Stalin's Nose, \u003c\/i\u003ea Newbery Honor book; \u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Falcon House, \u003c\/i\u003ea Golden Kite Award winner; and \u003ci\u003eThe Rooster Prince of Breslov, \u003c\/i\u003ea National Jewish Book Award winner. He has also received the SCBWI Tomie dePaola Award for illustration. He lives in Topanga, California.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.2 x 6 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 April 14, 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 Assassination of Brangwain Spurge\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 5.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771712667936,"sku":"9781536213096","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e2392fecfc56bd5a3b8ab3809660ad87.webp?v=1780391482","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-assassination-of-brangwain-spurge-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}