{"product_id":"the-grimm-conclusion-9780525426158","title":"The Grimm Conclusion","description":"\u003cb\u003eOnce upon a time, fairy tales were grim.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCinderella's stepsisters got their eyes pecked out by birds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRumpelstiltskin ripped himself in half. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd in a tale called \"The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage,\" a mouse, a bird, and a sausage all talk to each other. Yes, the sausage talks. (Okay, I guess that one's not that grim...) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThose are the real fairy tales. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut they have nothing on the story I'm about to tell. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the darkest fairy tale of all. Also, it is the weirdest. And the bloodiest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is the grimmest tale I have ever heard. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd I am sharing it with you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo children venture through forests, flee kingdoms, face ogres and demons and monsters, and, ultimately, find their way home. Oh yes, and they may die. Just once or twice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat's right. Fairy tales\u003cbr\u003eAre\u003cbr\u003eAwesome.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Gidwitz\u003c\/b\u003e taught in Brooklyn for eight years. Now, he writes full time--which means he writes a couple of hours a day, and lies on his couch staring at the ceiling the rest of the time. As is the case with all of his books, everything in \u003ci\u003eThe Grimm Conclusion \u003c\/i\u003enot only happened in the real fairy tales...it all also happened to Adam. Really. Learn more at www.adamgidwitz.com, on Facebook, and follow him on Twitter: @AdamGidwitz\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dutton Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514233065746,"sku":"9780525426158","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_644726f2-35b6-4517-9b9a-1e57fcb08fa1.jpg?v=1730976378","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-grimm-conclusion-9780525426158","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}