{"product_id":"once-there-was-9798885794381","title":"Once There Was","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kiyash Monsef\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Thorndike Press a Part of Gale a Cengage Comp\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Thorndike Press a Part of Gale a Cengage Comp\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Fairy Tales \u0026amp; Folklore - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them\u003c\/i\u003e meets Neil Gaiman in this \"striking and heartfelt\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) novel about an Iranian American girl who discovers that her father was secretly a veterinarian to magical creatures--and that she must take up his mantle, despite the many dangers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOnce was, once wasn't.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo began the stories Marjan's father told her as a little girl--fables like the story of the girl who sprung a unicorn from a hunter's snare, or the nomad boy who rescued a baby shirdal. Tales of mythical beasts that filled her with curiosity and wonder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Marjan's not a little girl anymore. In the wake of her father's sudden death, she is trying to hold it all together: her schoolwork, friendships, and keeping her dad's shoestring veterinary practice from going under. Then, one day, she receives a visitor who reveals something stunning: Marjan's father was no ordinary veterinarian. The creatures out of the stories he told her were real--and he traveled the world to care for them. And now that he's gone, she must take his place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarjan steps into a secret world hidden in plain sight, where magical creatures are bought and sold, treasured and trapped. She finds friends she never knew she needed--a charming British boy who grew up with a griffon, a runaway witch seeking magic and home--while trying to hide her double life from her old friends and classmates. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe deeper Marjan gets into treating these animals, the closer she comes to finding who killed her father--and to a shocking truth that will reawaken her sense of wonder and put humans and beasts in the gravest of danger.","brand":"Thorndike Press a Part of Gale a Cengage Comp","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47571356582039,"sku":"9798885794381","price":2612.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798885794381.webp?v=1774887057","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/once-there-was-9798885794381","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}