{"product_id":"no-ordinary-thing-g-z-schmidt-9780823451050","title":"No Ordinary Thing","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn imaginative time travel mystery about a boy whose life is upeneded \u003cb\u003ewith the arrival of a stranger and a magical promise.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwelve-year-old Adam doesn't mind living at his uncle's bakery, the Biscuit Basket, on the Lower East Side in New York City. The warm, delicious smells of freshly baked breads and chocolate croissants make every day feel cozy, even if Adam doesn't have many friends and he misses his long dead parents very much. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a mysterious but cheerful customer tells Adam that adventures await him, it's too strange to be true. But days later, an unbelievable, incredible thing happens. Adam travels back in time, first to Times Square in 1935, then a candle factory fire in 1967. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut how are these moments related? What do they have to do with his parents' death? And why is a tall man with long eyebrows and a thin mustache following Adam's every move? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her debut novel G. Z. Schmidt has crafted a world filled with serendipity, mystery, and adventure for readers of Roald Dahl and Lemony Snicket.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e G. Z. Schmidt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0823451054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823451050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holiday House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e523201 \/ No Ordinary Thing\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"G. Z. Schmidt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047648915711,"sku":"9780823451050","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_942c743f-45a7-449a-a8d6-df806734eda0.jpg?v=1684991428","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/no-ordinary-thing-g-z-schmidt-9780823451050","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}