{"product_id":"tale-of-plagues-and-perfumes-jake-halpern-9798855196214","title":"Tale of Plagues and Perfumes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A stunningly original fantasy world that will blow your mind.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --Eoin Colfer, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A delightful, redolent adventure--I couldn't put it down! . . . I'll never sniff a spice drawer the same way again.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Catherine Gilbert Murdock, Newbery Honor-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImpossible Creatures \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eThe Inquisitor's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e in this immersive middle grade fantasy adventure that follows a girl who must use her remarkable sense of smell to save the world from a terrifying plague.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery scent tells a story\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe last thing Nia wants is to be branded a \"Sinsory.\" Where she comes from, that's just as deadly as the plagues that sweep through the land. That's why she keeps her unusually keen sense of smell a secret. Only two people in the city of Yerat know of her special abilities: her beloved Auntie and her best friend, Fox. But when the worst plague in a century hits their desert continent, all of that suddenly changes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn invitation arrives in the shape of a jar of blackcurrant jam. Nia is asked to attend the Cloister, a select and secluded school for children with heightened senses. There she meets Scentiers, like her, but also Gazers, Whisper-Gatherers, and many more, whose sensory powers go far beyond what regular folk can smell, see, or hear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's there that Nia learns her nose knows far more than she ever dreamed . . . maybe enough to find the cure for the plague. Or even sniff out the sinister secrets hiding in the Cloister's walls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jake Halpern,Peter Kujawinski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798855196214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bound to Stay Bound Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e557531 \/ Tale of Plagues and Perfumes\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jake Halpern","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48440882856191,"sku":"9798855196214","price":23.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e55f66d0-b849-4315-be9b-bfa57f3f9c66.jpg?v=1777187305","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tale-of-plagues-and-perfumes-jake-halpern-9798855196214","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}