{"product_id":"the-sweet-far-thing-paperback","title":"The Sweet Far Thing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLibba Bray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gripping conclusion to the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Gemma Doyle trilogy, an exhilarating and haunting saga from the author of The Diviners series and \u003ci\u003eGoing Bovine\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt has been a year of change since Gemma Doyle arrived at the foreboding Spence Academy. Her mother murdered, her father alaudanum addict, Gemma has relied on an unsuspected strength and has discovered an ability to travel to an enchanted world called the realms, where dark magic runs wild. Despite certain peril, Gemma has bound the magic to herself and forged unlikely new alliances. Now, as Gemma approaches her London debut, the time has come to test these bonds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Order--the mysterious group her mother was once part of--is grappling for control of the realms, as is the Rakshana. Spence's burned East Wing is being rebuilt, but why now? Gemma and her friends see Pippa, but she is not the same. And their friendship faces its gravest trial as Gemma must decide once and for all what role she is meant for. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A rare treat . . . beautifully crafted\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A huge work of massive ambition.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA #1 Book Sense Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New York Times Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Publishers Weekly Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA USA Today Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2008 New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age\u003cbr\u003eCCBC Choice (Cooperative Children's Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLibba Bray is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of t\u003ci\u003ehe Gemma Doyle\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy (\u003ci\u003eA Great and Terrible Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRebel Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sweet Far Thing\u003c\/i\u003e); the Michael L. Printz Award-winning \u003ci\u003eGoing Bovine\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBeauty Queens\u003c\/i\u003e, an \u003ci\u003eL.A. Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize finalist; and \u003ci\u003eThe Diviners\u003c\/i\u003e series. She is originally from Texas but makes her home in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, son, and two sociopathic cats. Visit her at www.libbabray.com and at @libbabray on Twitter and Instagram.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 848\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 8.3 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2009\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 Sweet Far Thing\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 4.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755887624480,"sku":"9780440237778","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/84b763b7035a61fd54a0a82188d6fbfa.webp?v=1780070398","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-sweet-far-thing-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}