{"product_id":"secret-of-lillian-velvet","title":"Secret of Lillian Velvet","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eSecret of Lillian Velvet\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJaclyn Moriarty\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781646142613\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eLevine Querido\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2023\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e448\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Good Housekeeping Best Kids' Book of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here are only a few of the wonderful, strange, and mysterious elements in this breathtaking visit to the Kingdoms and Empires: A very proper girl named Lillian Velvet, living a very lonely life with a nasty Grandmother. A jar of coins, each with the power to take Lillian on a journey to a different time and place...and also to grant a single wish. A small boy in a barn about to be crushed to death by a load of hay. A family, each member in mortal danger, who are strangers to Lillian (but whom clever readers will recognize). And a web of dangerous magic closing tight around all. Who IS this Lillian Velvet? And what is her secret? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Only Jaclyn Moriarty has the ability to make readers laugh even while they grip the sides of their chairs in suspense. In \u003ci\u003eThe Secret of Lillian Velvet\u003c\/i\u003e she is at the height of her storytelling powers, spinning, spinning, spinning seemingly disparate elements until all is revealed as one delicious, tantalizing whole. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eP R A I S E\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ★ \"Readers will have a hard time closing this book... A must-have for any middle grade collection with fantasy lovers, and those who enjoy the likes of Roald Dahl, Neil Gaiman, and Lemony Snicket.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ★ \"Enticing... In the nostalgic fantasy novel \u003ci\u003eThe Secret of Lillian Velvet\u003c\/i\u003e, a child gains friendships and fresh insights about herself through extraordinary interdimensional travels.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Absorbingly rich and strange.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Sparkles with energy, warm humor, and outrageous metaphors.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Levine Querido","offers":[{"title":"Secret of Lillian Velvet | Jaclyn Moriarty | Hardcover | 9781646142613 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks I 1774026","offer_id":49674433757336,"sku":"1774026","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81l25IbaGsL.jpg?v=1786547029","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/secret-of-lillian-velvet","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}