{"product_id":"the-dungeoneers-9780062338150","title":"The Dungeoneers","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn action-packed, funny, and unexpected middle grade fantasy-adventure from the acclaimed author of Sidekicked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world is not a fair place, and Colm Candorly knows it. While his parents and eight sisters seem content living on a lowly cobbler's earnings, Colm can't help but feel that everyone has the right to a more comfortable life. It's just a question of how far you're willing to go to get it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an effort to help make ends meet, Colm uses his natural gift for pickpocketing to pilfer a pile of gold from the richer residents of town, but his actions place him at the mercy of a mysterious man named Finn Argos, a gilded-toothed, smooth-tongued rogue who gives Colm a choice: he can be punished for his thievery or he can become a member of Thwodin's Legions, a guild of dungeoneers who take what they want and live as they will. Colm soon finds himself part of a family of warriors, mages, and hunters, learning to work together in a quest to survive and, perhaps, to find a bit of treasure along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's supposed to be training with heroes, but Colm's best talent is thievery. What could possibly go wrong?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA School for Thieves and Warriors: \u003c\/b\u003e Colm joins Thwodin's Legions, where picking locks is a required skill and running from monsters is a daily exercise.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Team of Young Adventurers: \u003c\/b\u003e He'll have to learn to trust a fierce barbarian-in-training, a clumsy mageling, and a druid who talks to spiders if he wants to survive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDungeon Crawl Action: \u003c\/b\u003e Get ready for labyrinthine tunnels, clever traps, and a whole lot of monsters standing between this unlikely crew and a pile of treasure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Rogue's Apprenticeship: \u003c\/b\u003e Colm's mentor is Finn Argos, a charming rogue with a mysterious past and a few missing fingers. But can he be trusted?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnderson, John David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn David Anderson\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of more than a dozen acclaimed and beloved books for kids, including the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book \u003cem\u003eMs. Bixby's Last Day\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePosted\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGranted\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOne Last Shot\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStowaway\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Greatest Kid in the World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Keep It Like a Secret\u003c\/em\u003e, and many more. A dedicated root beer connoisseur and chocolate fiend, he lives with his wonderful wife, two frawesome kids, and a pair of mischievous kitties in Indianapolis, Indiana. You can visit him online at johndavidanderson.org.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Walden Pond Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52158529208594,"sku":"9780062338150","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e7014ebf-f75d-439e-8146-1816407041fe.jpg?v=1774964554","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-dungeoneers-9780062338150","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}