{"product_id":"rosa-by-starlight-9781665958103","title":"Rosa by Starlight","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Beautiful, captivating, such a joy to read I didn't want it to end!\" --Sophie Anderson, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe House with Chicken Legs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning author Hilary McKay comes a \"delightful\" (\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) illustrated middle grade novel in the spirit of \u003ci\u003eMatilda\u003c\/i\u003e about a lonely orphan who dreams of escaping her ghastly aunt and uncle.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRosa has always believed there is magic in the world. Or at least, she hopes there is. She lost her parents when she was four, and her aunt and uncle moved into her home not long after, transforming it from a messy place of love and warmth to a cold world of business. Their approach to family is as phony as the plastic grass they sell, keeping Rosa at arm's length and tucking her in at night by locking her in her room. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow eleven, Rosa's loneliness threatens to overwhelm her. Her only solace is the magic she sees around her, particularly in a cat named Balthazar who comes to--and through--her window. When all the teachers at her school win the lottery and quit their jobs, Rosa's aunt and uncle seize the opportunity to put an evil plan into action. They whisk Rosa away to Venice, intending to abandon her there. Luckily for Rosa, there are cats in Venice--and a laughing boy in a gondola and a family making sure she is fed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Rosa's darkest hour, can the magic she's never lost faith in save the day?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHilary McKay is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Time of Green Magic\u003c\/i\u003e (which received five starred reviews), \u003ci\u003eThe Skylarks' War \u003c\/i\u003e(which was a \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book and received three starred reviews), \u003ci\u003eBinny Bewitched \u003c\/i\u003e(which was a \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year and received two starred reviews), \u003ci\u003e Binny in Secret\u003c\/i\u003e (which received three starred reviews), \u003ci\u003eBinny for Short\u003c\/i\u003e (which received four starred reviews), and six novels about the Casson family: \u003ci\u003eSaffy's Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIndigo's Star\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Permanent Rose\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCaddy Ever After\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForever Rose\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCaddy's World\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Swallows' Flight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRosa by Starlight\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWishing for Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e, the sequel to Frances Hodgson Burnett's \u003ci\u003eA Little Princess\u003c\/i\u003e. Hilary lives with her family in Derbyshire, England. Visit her at HilaryMcKay.co.uk.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Margaret K. McElderry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874562117906,"sku":"9781665958103","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e8ac594c-7434-4308-9324-71c5f056197b.jpg?v=1758637397","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rosa-by-starlight-9781665958103","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}