{"product_id":"the-islands-of-the-blessed-9781416907381","title":"The Islands of the Blessed","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe conclusion to Newbery Honor author Nancy Farmer's captivating Sea of Trolls trilogy. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe crowning volume of the trilogy that began with \u003ci\u003eThe Sea of Trolls \u003c\/i\u003eand continued with \u003ci\u003eThe Land of Silver Apples \u003c\/i\u003eopens with a vicious tornado. (Odin on a Wild Hunt, as the young berserker Thorgil sees it.) The fields of Jack's home village are devastated, the winter ahead looks bleak, and a monster--a draugr--has invaded the forest outside of town.\u003cbr\u003e But in the hands of bestselling author Nancy Farmer, the direst of prospects becomes any reader's reward. Soon, Jack, Thorgil, and the Bard are off on a quest to right the wrong of a death caused by Father Severus. Their destination is Notland, realm of the fin folk, though they will face plenty of challenges and enemies before get they get there. Impeccably researched and blending the lore of Christian, Pagan, and Norse traditions, this expertly woven tale is beguilingly suspenseful and, ultimately, a testament to love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFarmer, Nancy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Nancy Farmer has written three Newbery Honor books: \u003ci\u003eThe Ear, the Eye and the Arm\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Girl Named Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe House of the Scorpion\u003c\/i\u003e, which also won the National Book Award and the Printz Honor. Other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of Opium\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sea of Trolls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Land of the Silver Apples\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Islands of the Blessed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDo You Know Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Warm Place\u003c\/i\u003e, and three picture books for young children. She grew up on the Arizona-Mexico border and now lives with her family in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona.","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334660362514,"sku":"9781416907381","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f4a4e475-46e9-473b-bff9-24053a87c211.jpg?v=1727893069","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-islands-of-the-blessed-9781416907381","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}