{"product_id":"9780062691699","title":"The Collectors","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Collectors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jacqueline West\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2019 Schneider Family Book Award Honor Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Original, brave, and addictive.”—Adam Gidwitz, bestselling author of the Newbery Honor Book \u003cem\u003eThe Inquisitor’s Tale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFast-paced, witty, and riveting, this contemporary fantasy adventure has magic woven through every page. \u003cem\u003eThe Collectors\u003c\/em\u003e begins an enchanting two-book series from Jacqueline West, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e–bestselling author of The Books of Elsewhere series. For fans of \u003cem\u003eSerafina and the Black Cloak, The Isle of the Lost, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Keepers. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVan has always been an outsider. He’s hard of hearing, collects trinkets, and lives with his single mother—an opera singer with a huge personality. Then one day, Van notices a girl stealing pennies from a fountain, and everything changes. He follows the girl, Pebble, and uncovers an underground society full of wishes and the people who collect them. Not all wishes are good and even good wishes often have unintended consequences, and the Collectors have made it their duty to protect us. But they aren't the only ones who have their eyes on the world’s wishes—and they may not be the good guys, after all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Jacqueline West spins a story about friendship, magic, and the gray area between good and evil. \u003cem\u003eThe Collectors\u003c\/em\u003e is for fans of Cassie Beasley’s \u003cem\u003eCircus Mirandus \u003c\/em\u003eand Jonathan Auxier’s \u003cem\u003eThe Night Gardener\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cem\u003e Booklist \u003c\/em\u003ecalls it, “A brilliant fantasy adventure exploring the consequences of getting what you wish for.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Original, brave, and addictive. West has created creatures cuddly and terrifying and hilarious, and a protagonist you will love. This is a world you’re going to want to return to long after the book is done.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The Collectors \u003c\/em\u003ehas the whole package -- a brilliant premise, a compelling hero, and a crackling sense of humor. It’s everything a young reader could wish for!”\u003cbr\u003e“Magic and mystery lurk behind every shadow in this inventive, engrossing, and wonderfully strange adventure. In The Collectors, Jacqueline West gives readers a book to adore.”\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Collectors\u003c\/em\u003e is made out of dangerous and delightful magic.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“West captures Van’s curiosity and wonder for life, giving his personality an air of innocence…A brilliant fantasy adventure exploring the consequences of getting what you wish for.”\u003cbr\u003e“West has constructed a fast-paced and engrossing tale of a boy wrestling with the consequences of power and responsibility… Readers may not wish to leave this magical world”\u003cbr\u003e“A gentle, triumphant reminder that being different doesn’t correspond to weakness. First in a planned duology, West’s magical adventure offers humor and warmhearted adventure.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSchneider Family Book Award Honor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780062691699\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":41091553951950,"sku":"9780062691699","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780062691699.jpg?v=1649128821","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780062691699","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}