{"product_id":"the-glass-town-game-9781481476973","title":"The Glass Town Game","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Parents' Choice Gold Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Dazzling.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlotte and Emily Bront  enter a fantasy world that they invented in order to rescue their siblings in this \"lovely, fanciful\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) novel from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInside a small Yorkshire parsonage, Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne Bront  have invented a game called Glass Town, where their toy soldiers fight Napoleon and no one dies. This make-believe land helps the four escape from a harsh reality: Charlotte and Emily are being sent away to a dangerous boarding school. But then something incredible happens: a train whisks them all away to a real Glass Town, and the children trade the moors for a wonderland all their own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is their Glass Town...almost. \u003ci\u003eTheir \u003c\/i\u003eNapoleon never rode into battle on a fire-breathing porcelain rooster. And the soldiers can die; wars are fought over a potion that raises the dead, a potion Anne would very much like to bring back to England. But returning is out of the question--Charlotte will never go back to that horrible school. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether the Bront  siblings must battle their own imaginations in this magical celebration of authorship, creativity, and classic literature from award-winning author Catherynne M. Valente.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatherynne M. Valente is an acclaimed, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling creator of over forty works of fantasy and science fiction, including the Fairyland novels and \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Town Game\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been nominated for the Nebula and World Fantasy awards, and has won the Otherwise (formerly Tiptree), Hugo, and Andre Norton award. She lives on a small island off the coast of Maine with her partner, young son, and a shockingly large cat with most excellent tufts.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Margaret K. McElderry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492622274834,"sku":"9781481476973","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a790fd7c-36f3-4dd9-b8aa-ddb62b6a7c9a.jpg?v=1730600015","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-glass-town-game-9781481476973","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}