{"product_id":"9781626725980","title":"Grimoire Noir","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eGrimoire Noir\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Vera Greentea\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautiful, spooky, and utterly enchanting, Vera Greentea and Yana Bogatch's \u003ci\u003eGrimoire Noir \u003c\/i\u003eis a charming graphic novel about coming to terms with your own flaws and working past them to protect those dear to you.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBucky Orson is a bit gloomy, but who isn’t at fifteen? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis best friend left him to hang out with way cooler friends, his dad is the town sheriff, and wait for it—he lives in Blackwell, a town where all the girls are witches. But when his little sister is kidnapped because of her extraordinary power, Bucky has to get out of his own head and go on a strange journey to investigate the small town that gives him so much grief. And in the process he uncovers the town’s painful history and a conspiracy that will change it forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eGrimoire Noir\u003c\/i\u003e is beautiful. So dark and magical and moving.\" \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eLev Grossman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Magicians\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Featuring a grayscale palette with striking daubs of color, the art is wonderfully atmospheric. Characters are impeccably styled with a keen sartorial eye...brooding gothic fare brimming with style. \"\u003ci\u003e—Kirkus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"An unusual, tense, and deeply atmospheric world full of stylish characters and forbidding places.\" \u003ci\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Murky scenes in black, gray, and subtle touches of luminous color add to the noir mood, while floating curlicues and dusky shadows give it an unmistakable macabre-fantasy feel.\" \u003ci\u003e—Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This would be an interesting step up for fans of Ostertag’s \u003ci\u003eThe Witch Boy\u003c\/i\u003e or a treat for graphic novel readers seeking a dark supernatural mystery.\" \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781626725980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"First Second","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40686579581134,"sku":"9781626725980","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781626725980","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}