{"product_id":"stranger-things-have-happened-9781492645399","title":"Stranger Things Have Happened","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This book would be a good stepping stone for those readers who enjoy the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.\"--School Library Connection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Strand's signature humor returns in this tale of magic, illusions, and self-discovery. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHarry Houdini. Penn and Teller. David Copperfield. Marcus Millian the Third. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOkay, so Marcus isn't a famous magician. He may not even be a great magician. But his great-grandfather, the once-legendary and long-retired Zachary the Stupendous, insists Marcus has true talent. And when Grandpa Zachary boasts that he and Marcus are working on an illusion that will shock, stun, and astonish, Marcus wishes he could make himself disappear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The problem? Marcus also has stage fright--in spades. It's one thing to perform elaborate card tricks in front of his best friend, Kimberly, but it's an entirely different feat to perform in front of an audience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Then Grandpa Zachary dies in his sleep. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e To uphold his great-grandfather's honor, the show must go on. It would take a true sorcerer to pull off the trick Marcus has planned. But maybe he's the next best thing...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrand, Jeff:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - JEFF STRAND lives in Tampa, Florida, and doesn't believe in voodoo. But he still thinks you should carry a doll around, go up to people you don't like, and chuckle while you jab it with pins, just to make them squirm. Poke around his gleefully macabre website at www.JeffStrand.com.","brand":"Sourcebooks Fire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50466668314898,"sku":"9781492645399","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_185302d6-3ad5-4e47-accd-22d973ef896c.jpg?v=1730125117","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/stranger-things-have-happened-9781492645399","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}