{"product_id":"brave-story-paperback","title":"Brave Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMiyuki Miyabe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWataru Mitani has to grow up fast, and not just in this world but in a magical land called Vision.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoung Wataru flees his messed-up life to navigate the magical world of Vision, a land filled with creatures both fierce and friendly. His ultimate destination is the Tower of Destiny where a goddess of fate awaits. Only when he has finished his journey and collected five elusive gemstones will he possess the Demon's Bane--the key that will grant him his most heartfelt wish...the wish to bring his family back together again! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoung Wataru flees his messed-up life to navigate the magical world of Vision, a land filled with creatures both fierce and friendly. His ultimate destination is the Tower of Destiny where a goddess of fate awaits. Only when he has finished his journey and collected five elusive gemstones will he possess the Demon's Bane--the key that will grant him his most heartfelt wish...the wish to bring his family back together again!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiyuki Miyabe's debut story, \"Warera ga rinjin no hanzai\" (Our neighbor's crime), won a new writer award in 1987, and since that time, she has become one of Japan's most popular and best-selling authors. Miyabe's fantasy novel \u003ci\u003eBrave Story\u003c\/i\u003e won the Batchelder Award for best children's book in translation from the American Library Association in 2007. \u003ci\u003eThe Gate of Sorrows \u003c\/i\u003eis an adult novel in the same universe as \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e (Haikasoru, 2010). Her other works available in English include \u003ci\u003eAll She Was Worth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Cross Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Sleeping Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Apparitions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e ICO: Castle in the Mist\u003c\/i\u003e, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 818\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brave Story\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 43\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731583897663,"sku":"9781421527734","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6f4feaeef2e1be8e161344cfd7c062b1.webp?v=1765129367","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/brave-story-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}