{"product_id":"the-collectors-jacqueline-west-9780062691699","title":"The Collectors","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2019 Schneider Family Book Award Honor Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Original, brave, and addictive.\"--Adam Gidwitz, bestselling author of the Newbery Honor Book \u003cem\u003eThe Inquisitor's Tale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFast-paced, witty, and riveting, this contemporary fantasy adventure has magic woven through every page. \u003cem\u003eThe Collectors\u003c\/em\u003e begins an enchanting two-book series from Jacqueline West, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling author of The Books of Elsewhere series. For fans of \u003cem\u003eSerafina and the Black Cloak, The Isle of the Lost, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Keepers. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVan has always been an outsider. He's hard of hearing, collects trinkets, and lives with his single mother--an opera singer with a huge personality. Then one day, Van notices a girl stealing pennies from a fountain, and everything changes. He follows the girl, Pebble, and uncovers an underground society full of wishes and the people who collect them. Not all wishes are good and even good wishes often have unintended consequences, and the Collectors have made it their duty to protect us. But they aren't the only ones who have their eyes on the world's wishes--and they may not be the good guys, after all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Jacqueline West spins a story about friendship, magic, and the gray area between good and evil. \u003cem\u003eThe Collectors\u003c\/em\u003e is for fans of Cassie Beasley's \u003cem\u003eCircus Mirandus \u003c\/em\u003eand Jonathan Auxier's \u003cem\u003eThe Night Gardener\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cem\u003e Booklist \u003c\/em\u003ecalls it, \"A brilliant fantasy adventure exploring the consequences of getting what you wish for.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacqueline West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062691694\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062691699\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwillow Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/09\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.90w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e500197 \/ Collectors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Schneider Family Book Award - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2018 pg. 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/17\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory","brand":"Jacqueline West","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44045005881599,"sku":"9780062691699","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_02a456e5-b97b-4558-8eeb-8c41a6e28c6c.jpg?v=1684976171","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-collectors-jacqueline-west-9780062691699","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}