{"product_id":"jack-death-m-l-windsor-9781939547286","title":"Jack Death","description":"\u003cp\u003eJack is an ordinary boy except that his father happens to be Death. Nadine is a perfectly normal girl except that her Mother is--oh well, that's a Secret and not to be carelessly revealed on the back cover of a book. The important thing is that together, these two incredibly average children discover the lemon-headed villain behind the destruction of the Magical Creature Reserve and piece together his plot to divide the Golden and Black Bloods. They may even save a few lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With story elements reminiscent of Percy Jackson and Lemony Snicket, flavored with a smattering of Harry Potter and Terry Pratchett and recounted in an arch, tongue-firmly-in-cheek style, this story will find an eager audience in upper elementary through middle school.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The intrusive and mysterious narrator provides know-it-all asides and rich vocabulary as background to the abundant action. There is plenty of comic violence and slapstick to keep the most reluctant reader engaged, but enough interesting language and subtlety that a more bookish reader won't feel underestimated. Stock characters--the school bully, the absent-minded professor, the damsel in distress--often turn out to have more to them that first meets the eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. L. Windsor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1939547288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781939547286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Creston Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.60w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews Fall Preview\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2016 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2016 pg. 111","brand":"M. L. Windsor","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44074279895295,"sku":"9781939547286","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_96a85948-4f22-4f6a-a5d1-ea704d514a1c.jpg?v=1685452838","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jack-death-m-l-windsor-9781939547286","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}