{"product_id":"the-remarkable-inventions-of-walter-mortinson-9781534420809","title":"The Remarkable Inventions of Walter Mortinson","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Quinn Sosna-Spear\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Action \u0026amp; Adventure - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this sweeping and inventive debut novel that's perfect for fans of Roald Dahl, Neil Gaiman, and Tim Burton, a prodigal inventor flees his home to find his destiny.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the humdrum town of Moormouth, Walter Mortinson's \u003ci\u003eunusual\u003c\/i\u003e inventions cause nothing but trouble. After one of his contraptions throws the town into chaos, Walter's mother demands he cut the nonsense and join the family mortuary business. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFar off on Flaster Isle, famed inventor Horace Flasterborn plans to take Walter under his wing, just as he did Walter's genius father decades ago. When a letter arrives by unusual means offering Walter an apprenticeship, it isn't long before Walter decides to flee Moormouth to meet his destiny. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWalter runs away in the family hearse along with Cordelia, the moody girl next door with one eye and plenty of secrets. Together they journey through a strange landscape of fish-people, giantess miners, and hypnotized honeybees in an adventure that will not only reveal the truth about Walter's past, but direct his future.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45355317788823,"sku":"9781534420809","price":993.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781534420809.webp?v=1767670703","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-remarkable-inventions-of-walter-mortinson-9781534420809","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}