{"product_id":"the-thieving-collectors-of-fine-childrens-books-9781499811247","title":"The Thieving Collectors of Fine Children's Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Adam Perry\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Yellow Jacket\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Yellow Jacket\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Action \u0026amp; Adventure - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A genre-bending, heart-pounding middle-grade romp into a potential future. . . . Perry's layered approach makes for a masterpiece that feels both familiar yet wholly new.\" --Shelf Awareness, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This takes getting lost in a book to a whole new level. I loved it!\" --James Riley, \u003ci\u003e New York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of the Story Thieves series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Once you start this book, you truly can't stop. An adventure full of cheeky charm and delightful whimsy.\" --Marie Lu, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Skyhunter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fast, fun, furiously inventive, and frequently frightful read.\" --Geoff Rodkey, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of the Tapper Twins series and \u003ci\u003eWe're Not from Here\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis clever, fast-paced adventure is a mix of the Story Thieves series and \u003ci\u003eReady Player One\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOliver Nelson has a terrible secret-he's a thief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut he only steals books from the Garden Grove Library that are old, musty, brittle, or incomplete, like his favorite book, \u003ci\u003eThe Timekeeper's Children\u003c\/i\u003e. No one reads anymore, and surely no one will miss them, right? Wrong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Pribbles are famous inventors of the most popular toy in the world, alternate-reality goggles. They are also book collectors who are searching for \u003ci\u003eThe Timekeeper's Children\u003c\/i\u003e, so the Pribbles hatch a plan. They invite Oliver, the last person to have checked it out, to their mansion and use special software from their goggles to steal the last remaining copy of the book--from inside Oliver's mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, Oliver is thrust into the middle of the story and must help the main characters steal pieces scattered around the fictional world of Dulum to build a magical clock that can turn back time before the evil sorcerer Sigil takes over. They'll encounter hideous giants, bloodsucking bats, vicious eels, a Nasty Rodent Eater, a gang of wicked children, and a strange, dark figure that follows them from chapter to chapter, all the while with the Pribbles in pursuit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan Oliver save Dulum before Sigil destroys everything? And will he finish \u003ci\u003eThe Timekeeper's Children\u003c\/i\u003e before the Pribbles steal it from his mind?","brand":"Yellow Jacket","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45135867412631,"sku":"9781499811247","price":1219.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781499811247.webp?v=1767653151","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-thieving-collectors-of-fine-childrens-books-9781499811247","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}