{"product_id":"the-xanadu-adventure-9780142407868","title":"The Xanadu Adventure","description":"Vesper and her friends are sailing off to the newly discovered archeological site of Troy. But danger is close behind--and the party is tricked and imprisoned in a fabulous palace called Xanadu. Xanadu's master is none other than Vesper's archenemy, Dr. Helvitius, who has a diabolical scheme to dominate the world. His first goal is to destroy Vesper, who has thwarted him once too often. Escape seems impossible. But if anyone can do it, Vesper can\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn on January 30, 1924, in Philadelphia, storyteller \u003cb\u003eLloyd Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e spent his childhood filling his imagination with fantasies about other lands and eras. For ten years of his writing career, Alexander wrote for adults, then changed gears and wrote fiction for young people. Alexander has received a Newbery Medal, a Newbery Honor Award, a National Book Award, and several IRA-CBC Children's Choice Awards. He is also the author of many ALA Notable Children's Books and School Library Journal Best Books of the Year.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Puffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901383020818,"sku":"9780142407868","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_54253292-aab4-4ea6-8918-4876d2b20158.jpg?v=1738424128","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-xanadu-adventure-9780142407868","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}