{"product_id":"ella-minnow-pea-a-novel-in-letters-9780385722438","title":"Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters","description":"\u003cb\u003eA hilarious and moving story of one girl's fight for freedom of expression, as well as a linguistic tour de force sure to delight word lovers everywhere\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElla Minnow Pea is a girl living happily on the fictional island of Nollop off the coast of South Carolina. Nollop was named after Nevin Nollop, author of the immortal phrase containing all the letters of the alphabet, \"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow Ella finds herself acting to save her friends, family, and fellow citizens from the encroaching totalitarianism of the island's Council, which has banned the use of certain letters of the alphabet as they fall from a memorial statue of Nevin Nollop. As the letters progressively drop from the statue they also disappear from the novel. The result is \"a love letter to alphabetarians and logomaniacs everywhere\" (Myla Goldberg, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBee Season\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Dunn\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of seven novels and more than thirty full-length plays. \u003ci\u003eBelles\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFive Tellers Dancing in the Rain \u003c\/i\u003ehave together received over 150 productions throughout the world, and Dunn has been the recipient of several national playwriting awards. Currently the playwright-in-residence with the New Jersey Repertory Company and the Community Theatre League in Williamsport, PA, he lives in Santa Fe, NM.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50593885946130,"sku":"9780385722438","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d5c8eb3d-1bbd-44f4-9de3-f824a1038150.jpg?v=1732123461","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ella-minnow-pea-a-novel-in-letters-9780385722438","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}