{"product_id":"the-ever-after-9781442495760","title":"The Ever After","description":"\u003cb\u003eQuiet, quirky May Bird discovers a ghostly dimension in this otherworldly adventure from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Jodi Lynn Anderson.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet May Bird: a very shy, very precocious young girl who wants nothing more than to live in a world where she's accepted and loved. One day while walking in the woods she finds that world--or falls into it, really. Through a pond, May enters the Ever After, a world of ghosts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere, towns glow blue beneath zipping stars and the people--are they really people?--walk through walls. Here, the Book of the Dead holds the answers to everything in the universe. And here, if May is discovered, the horrifyingly evil Bo Cleevil will turn her into nothing. May Bird must get out. Fast. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs May journeys through fantastic lands, she gathers an unusual group of new friends who join together to overcome Bo Cleevil and find the way back home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e[\u003ci\u003eThe Ever After \u003c\/i\u003ewas originally published as \u003ci\u003eMay Bird and the Ever After \u003c\/i\u003eand now features an updated cover and title.]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJodi Lynn Anderson is the bestselling author of several critically acclaimed books for young people, including \u003ci\u003eTiger Lily\u003c\/i\u003e and the May Bird trilogy. She lives with her husband and son in Asheville, North Carolina, a city that appears to have been founded by elves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eErwin Madrid \u003c\/b\u003eis a children's book illustrator based in San Francisco, where he earned his BFA at the Academy of Art College. He has worked for PDI\/Dreamworks Animation on films like \u003ci\u003eShrek 2\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eMadagascar \u003c\/i\u003esequels. He has also done concept art for the gaming industry for titles like \u003ci\u003eUncharted: Drake's Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e. In his spare time, Erwin travels and goes plein air painting.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aladdin Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515240059154,"sku":"9781442495760","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dbb362d1-dc66-449a-95ac-e65cca1f9838.jpg?v=1731001017","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ever-after-9781442495760","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}