{"product_id":"the-girl-and-the-witchs-garden-9781534461581","title":"The Girl and the Witch's Garden","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"As enchanting as it is wise, the true magic of this secret garden story is in its unflinching, heart-wrenching exploration of grief, belonging, and inner strength. Once I stepped into the witch's garden with Piper, I did not want to leave.\" --Jessica Khoury, author of T\u003ci\u003ehe Mystwick School of Musicraft\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Piper Peavey is a protagonist all her own in a spellbinding story that has a touch of \u003ci\u003eMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children \u003c\/i\u003eand a dab of \u003ci\u003eCircus Mirandus\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --Quinn Sosna-Spear, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Remarkable Inventions of Walter Mortinson \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Magical and mysterious, a captivating read from start to beautiful end.\" --Megan Frazer Blakemore, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Water Castle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Story Web\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Secret Garden\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children\u003c\/i\u003e in this rich, charming middle grade adventure about a girl determined to infiltrate her grandmother's enchanted garden with the help of some magically gifted friends.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMallory Estate is the last place twelve-year-old Piper Peavey wants to spend her summer vacation. The grounds are always cold, the garden out back is dead, a mysterious group of children call the property home, and there's a rumor that Melena M. Mallory--the owner of the estate and Piper's wealthy grandmother--is a witch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Piper's father falls ill, Mallory Estate is exactly where she finds herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe grand house and its garden hold many secrets--some of which may even save her father--and Piper will need to believe in herself, her new friends, \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003emagic if she wants to unlock them before it's too late.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErin Bowman is the critically acclaimed author of numerous books for children and teens, including the Taken trilogy, \u003ci\u003eVengeance Road\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRetribution Rails\u003c\/i\u003e, the Edgar Award-nominated Contagion duology, \u003ci\u003eThe Girl and the Witch's Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eDustborn\u003c\/i\u003e. A web designer turned author, Erin has always been invested in telling stories--both visually and with words. Erin lives in New Hampshire with her husband and children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50368848462098,"sku":"9781534461581","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_52f44997-c4f7-485a-8823-d70c64a9deeb.jpg?v=1728516174","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-girl-and-the-witchs-garden-9781534461581","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}