{"product_id":"pennyroyal-academy-9780142427149","title":"Pennyroyal Academy","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Comparison to the Harry Potter series seems inevitable . . . It is a breathtakingly exciting novel.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A girl from the forest arrives in a bustling kingdom with no name and no idea why she is there, only to find herself at the center of a world at war. She enlists at Pennyroyal Academy, where princesses and knights are trained to battle the two great menaces of the day: witches and dragons. There, given the name \"Evie,\" she must endure a harsh training regimen under the steel glare of her Fairy Drillsergeant, while also navigating an entirely new world of friends and enemies. As Evie learns what it truly means to be a princess, she realizes surprising things about herself and her family, about human compassion and inhuman cruelty. And with the witch forces moving nearer, she discovers that the war between princesses and witches is much more personal than she could ever have imagined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set in Grimm's fairytale world and ideal for non-princesses and princess fans alike, M.A. Larson's\u003ci\u003e Pennyroyal Academy\u003c\/i\u003e masterfully combines adventure, humor, and magical mischief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"No one rescues Pennyroyal princesses; they rescue themselves.\"--Reese Witherspoon\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eM.A. Larson\u003c\/b\u003e (malarson.com) is a film and television writer who lives with his wife, daughter, and two dogs in a canyon in California. Larson has written for Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney UK, Discovery Kids Channel, The Hub, and Nickelodeon. As a writer on the cult sensation \u003ci\u003eMy Little Pony: Friendship is Magic\u003c\/i\u003e, he has been a guest at \"brony\" fan conventions from Paris, France to Dallas, Texas. This is his first novel. Larson can be found on twitter at @M_A_Larson, where he frequently tweets about classic films and magical candy-colored ponies.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Young Readers Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50565418221842,"sku":"9780142427149","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e07a2dd5-9b2a-428a-806a-0ea93d085ec2.jpg?v=1731885681","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/pennyroyal-academy-9780142427149","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}