{"product_id":"9780544054004","title":"Once Upon A Marigold","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOnce Upon A Marigold\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jean Ferris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWho knew love could be so amazing—and stupefying? Not Christian. He was clueless when he started spying on the royal family through his telescope. He lives in a cave with a troll for a dad, after all. If his dad had only warned him about all that mind-boggling love stuff, maybe things wouldn't be such a mess. But then, maybe, Princess Marigold would be dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But Christian\u003ci\u003e wasn't \u003c\/i\u003ewarned. And now that he's fallen for the princess, it's up to him to untwist an odd love triangle—er, \u003ci\u003erectangle\u003c\/i\u003e—and foil a scheming queen who wants to take over the kingdom, even if it means bumping off her own daughter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With echoes of William Goldman's modern classic \u003ci\u003eThe Princess Bride, \u003c\/i\u003eJean Ferris's hilarious parody of \"Once upon a time . . .\" overflows with oddball characters and sage observations—and ends with a slapstick happily-ever-after that's full of surprises.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Readers will gobble this story up.\"--\u003cem\u003eVOYA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award (Vermont), New York Public Library's “One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing”, Nutmeg Children’s Book Award (Connecticut), New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age, Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award (Illinois), Nene Award (Hawaii), South Carolina Junior Book Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780544054004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41153710588110,"sku":"9780544054004","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780544054004_e90f19a8-306b-4572-8adf-d03adf438135.jpg?v=1652136039","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780544054004","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}