{"product_id":"the-magnificent-monsters-of-cedar-street-9780062345073","title":"The Magnificent Monsters of Cedar Street","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the bestselling author of E. B. White Read-Aloud Honor Book \u003cem\u003eLiesl \u0026amp; Po \u003c\/em\u003ecomes a timely and relevant adventure story about monsters of all kinds--and a girl brave enough to save them.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCordelia Clay loves the work she and her father do together: saving and healing the remarkable creatures around Boston at the end of the nineteenth century. Their home on Cedar Street is full to the brim with dragons, squelches, and diggles, and Cordelia loves every one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut their work must be kept secret--others aren't welcoming to outsiders and immigrants, so what would the people of Boston do to the creatures they call \"monsters\"? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne morning, Cordelia awakens to discover that her father has disappeared--along with nearly all the monsters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith only a handful of clues and a cryptic note to guide her, Cordelia must set off to find out what happened to her father, with the help of her new friend Gregory, Iggy the farting filch, a baby dragon, and a small zuppy (zombie puppy, that is).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOliver, Lauren:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLauren Oliver\u003c\/strong\u003e is the cofounder of media and content development company Glasstown Entertainment, where she serves as the President of Production. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is also the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of the YA novels \u003cem\u003eReplica\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVanishing Girls\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePanic\u003c\/em\u003e, and the Delirium trilogy: \u003cem\u003eDelirium\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePandemonium\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRequiem\u003c\/em\u003e, which have been translated into more than thirty languages. The film rights to both \u003cem\u003eReplica\u003c\/em\u003e and Lauren's bestselling first novel, \u003cem\u003eBefore I Fall\u003c\/em\u003e, were acquired by Awesomeness Films. \u003cem\u003eBefore I Fall\u003c\/em\u003e was adapted into a major motion picture starring Zoey Deutch. It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017, garnering a wide release from Open Road Films that year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOliver is a 2012 E. B. White Read-Aloud Award nominee for her middle-grade novel \u003cem\u003eLiesl \u0026amp; Po\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as author of the middle-grade fantasy novel \u003cem\u003eThe Spindlers\u003c\/em\u003e and The Curiosity House series, co-written with H.C. Chester. She has written one novel for adults, \u003cem\u003eRooms.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOliver co-founded Glasstown Entertainment with poet and author Lexa Hillyer. Since 2010, the company has developed and sold more than fifty-five novels for adults, young adults, and middle-grade readers. Some of its recent titles include the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eEverless\u003c\/em\u003e, by Sara Holland; the critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eBonfire\u003c\/em\u003e, authored by the actress Krysten Ritter; and \u003cem\u003eThe Hunger\u003c\/em\u003e by Alma Katsu, which received multiple starred reviews and was praised by Stephen King as \"disturbing, hard to put down\" and \"not recommended...after dark.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOliver is a narrative consultant for Illumination Entertainment and is writing features and TV shows for a number of production companies and studios.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOliver received an academic scholarship to the University of Chicago, where she was elected Phi Beta Kappa. She received a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from New York University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewww.laurenoliverbooks.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50317964443922,"sku":"9780062345073","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_69a9eef0-6d6c-40f7-9102-576236124807.jpg?v=1727544050","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-magnificent-monsters-of-cedar-street-9780062345073","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}