{"product_id":"splendors-and-glooms","title":"Splendors and Glooms","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eSplendors and Glooms\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eLaura Amy Schlitz\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780763653804\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eCandlewick\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2012\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e1\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNewbery Medalist Laura Amy Schlitz brings her sorcery to a Victorian gothic thriller -- an enthralling, darkly comic tale that would do Dickens proud.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe master puppeteer, Gaspare Grisini, is so expert at manipulating his stringed puppets that they appear alive. Clara Wintermute, the only child of a wealthy doctor, is spellbound by Grisini's act and invites him to entertain at her birthday party. Seeing his chance to make a fortune, Grisini accepts and makes a splendidly gaudy entrance with caravan, puppets, and his two orphaned assistants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLizzie Rose and Parsefall are dazzled by the Wintermute home. Clara seems to have everything they lack -- adoring parents, warmth, and plenty to eat. In fact, Clara's life is shadowed by grief, guilt, and secrets. When Clara vanishes that night, suspicion of kidnapping falls upon the puppeteer and, by association, Lizzie Rose and Parsefall. As they seek to puzzle out Clara's whereabouts, Lizzie and Parse uncover Grisini's criminal past and wake up to his evil intentions. Fleeing London, they find themselves caught in a trap set by Grisini's ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance to shed before it's too late. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNewbery Medal winner Laura Amy Schlitz's Victorian gothic is a rich banquet of dark comedy, scorching magic, and the brilliant and bewitching storytelling that is her trademark.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Splendors and Glooms | Laura Amy Schlitz | Hardcover | 9780763653804 | Used: Very Good | Children's Books 1558523","offer_id":48163331145880,"sku":"1558523","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71iYL05Ae3L.jpg?v=1771880801","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/splendors-and-glooms","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}