{"product_id":"pick-the-lock-hardcover","title":"Pick the Lock - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. S. King\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King, a weird and insightful new novel about a girl intent on picking the lock of her toxic family.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJane Vandermaker-Cook would like her mother back. As Jane's mother tours the world to support the family, Jane lives and goes to school in a Victorian mansion with her younger brother and their mendacious father who confines Jane's mother to a system of pneumatic tubes whenever she's at home. And then there's weirdly ever-present Aunt Finch, Milorad the gardener, and his rat, Brutus. For Jane, this all seems normal until she suddenly gains access to the files for a lifetime of security-camera videos--her lifetime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA.S. King's latest surrealist masterpiece follows Jane's bizarre and brilliant journey to reconnect with her mother by breaking out of her shell and composing a punk opera.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA.S. King is the award-winning author of many acclaimed books for young readers. Her novel \u003ci\u003eDig\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2020 Michael L. Printz Award, and\u003ci\u003e Ask The Passengers \u003c\/i\u003ewon the 2013 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ecalled her \"one of the best YA writers working today.\" In 2022, she was awarded the American Library Association's Margaret A. Edwards Award for her significant contribution to YA literature. King lives with her family in Pennsylvania, where she returned after living on a farm and teaching adult literacy in Ireland for more than a decade. www.as-king.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.55 x 5.78 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42682969194559,"sku":"9780593353974","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f10f34b2636a30b0949e0dfadde29ca9.webp?v=1764962109","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/pick-the-lock-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}