{"product_id":"the-hero-and-the-crown-9780441013050","title":"The Hero and the Crown","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover the classic story that has captured hearts for decades...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAerin could not remember a time when she had not known the story; she had grown up knowing it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It was the story of her mother, the witchwoman who enspelled the king into marrying her, to get an heir that would rule Damar; and it was told that she turned her face to the wall and died of despair when she found she had borne a daughter instead of a son.\u003cbr\u003e Aerin was that daughter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But there was more of the story yet to be told; Aerin's destiny was greater than even she had dreamed--for she was to be the true hero who would wield the power of the Blue Sword...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobin McKinley has won various awards and citations for her writing, including the Newbery Medal for \u003ci\u003eThe Hero and the Crown\u003c\/i\u003e and a Newbery Honor for \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Sword\u003c\/i\u003e. Her other books include \u003ci\u003eSunshine\u003c\/i\u003e; the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eSpindle's End\u003c\/i\u003e; two novel-length retellings of the fairy tale \u003ci\u003eBeauty and the Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeauty and Rose Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e; and a retelling of the \u003ci\u003eRobin Hood\u003c\/i\u003e legend, \u003ci\u003eThe Outlaws of Sherwood\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives with her husband, the English writer Peter Dickinson.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52197152719122,"sku":"9780441013050","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_153adf79-b431-4bac-97ff-cece32f23f6a.jpg?v=1776164255","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-hero-and-the-crown-9780441013050","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}