{"product_id":"alice-athertons-grand-tour-9780553536812","title":"Alice Atherton's Grand Tour","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe heartwarming story of a young girl sent to live with the extraordinary Murphy Family in southern France.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTen-year-old Alice Atherton is sent by her father to spend the summer with his dear friends the Murphys who live with their three children and pet monkey in the French Riveria. There, Alice will meet and learn from some of the most extraordinary luminaries of the time. She visits a junk yard with Pablo Picasso looking for objects to make into art, performs a dance inspired by celestial bodies with the renowned Ballet Russes, and imagines magical adventures with Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn uplifting story that will appeal to readers who love books by authors like Kate DiCamillo and Jeanne Birdsall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLesley M. M. Blume is an award-winning journalist, historian, and bestselling author. She is the author of several critically acclaimed middle-grade novels, including \u003ci\u003eCornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters, Julia and the Art of Practical Travel, The Rising Star of Rusty Nail, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTennyson\u003c\/i\u003e, which the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e praised for its \"brilliant, unusual writing.\" Her adult books include \u003ci\u003eFallout: The Hiroshima Cover-up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEverybody Behaves Badly: The True Story Behind Hemingway's Masterpiece The Sun Also Rises.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610174099730,"sku":"9780553536812","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ec20703c-d6c0-406e-b837-f461875f2382.jpg?v=1732335410","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/alice-athertons-grand-tour-9780553536812","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}