{"product_id":"the-blue-castle-hardcover-1","title":"The Blue Castle - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eL. M. Montgomery\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTracy Eire\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eHolly Pike\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSomewhere between Green Gables and Avonlea there is a Blue Castle....\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLucy Maud Montgomery\u003c\/strong\u003e, internationally best-selling Canadian author, wrote about girls who escaped into the wild when the world stopped making sense. Her girl-protagonists straddle the line between 'civilized' towns of the 1900s, and the mystic wilds of magical girls, young psychics, and natural witches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e29-year-old Valancy Stirling had always been out of step\u003c\/strong\u003e. Elfin and something of a changeling as 1920s ladies go, she's suddenly faced with harsh reality when she's diagnosed with a fatal illness \u003cem\u003eof the heart\u003c\/em\u003e. Bullied by her well-heeled, stuffy, and judgmental family, Valancy has grown up without love. Now she's forced to realize she will likely die before she's ever lived! The distant dream of having a home and loving family of her own-her Blue Castle-will wither unless she takes \u003cem\u003edrastic\u003c\/em\u003e action. And once Valancy knows she has nothing to lose? Everything changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of humor and transformation, this relatable story of a young woman pushing the limits of her repressive family and social order belongs on the shelves of lovers of Classics like \u003cem\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eEmma\u003c\/em\u003e. But it should also be within arm's reach of modern book and film fans, those who loved \u003cem\u003eCrazy Rich Asians\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/em\u003e. It belongs anywhere where readers savor just desserts, and delight in how the tables turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The Blue Castle' is a fairy-tale upheaval of the status quo\u003c\/strong\u003e, where underdogs can rise, and the cruel get what they deserve. With a fresh Foreword by Grenfell Campus' Dr. E. Holly Pike, Associate Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland, aimed at the value of \u003cem\u003ethe wild\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ebeing different\u003c\/em\u003e to L.M. Montgomery's heroines!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCalling all readers who love A Secret Garden, Emma, and Y.A. books like Libba Bray's A Great and Terrible Beauty!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGet it today!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 18, 2023\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 Blue Castle\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51780359520544,"sku":"9781680575583","price":31.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ea383f94a7ab81b715ac1b92e3043cd8.webp?v=1780526642","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-blue-castle-hardcover-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}