{"product_id":"the-savage-9780763639327","title":"The Savage","description":"\u003cb\u003eMysterious and utterly mesmerizing, this graphic-novel-within-a-novel pairs the extraordinary prose of David Almond with the visual genius of Dave McKean.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlue Baker is writing a story -- not all that stuff about wizards and fairies and happily ever after -- a real story, about blood and guts and adventures, because that's what life's really like. At least it is for Blue, since his dad died and Hopper, the town bully, started knocking him and the other kids around. But Blue's story has a life of its own -- weird and wild and magic and dark -- and when the savage pays a nighttime visit to Hopper, Blue starts to wonder where he ends and his creation begins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Almond\u003c\/b\u003e, the author of \u003ci\u003eMy Dad's a Birdman\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Polly Dunbar, is known worldwide for his novels \u003ci\u003eSkellig\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKit's Wilderness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHeaven Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Fire Eaters\u003c\/i\u003e. The winner of a Carnegie Medal and a Michael L. Printz Award, he lives in Northumberland, England.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDave McKean\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of the children's books \u003ci\u003eCoraline\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Wolves in the Wall\u003c\/i\u003es (a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year), all by Neil Gaiman. He also created art for Neil Gaiman's series \u003ci\u003eThe Sandman\u003c\/i\u003e and designs for two Harry Potter films. He lives in Kent, England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51199306072338,"sku":"9780763639327","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c8be3607-7bfd-402f-85a7-f1db1129fadc.jpg?v=1744874095","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-savage-9780763639327","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}