{"product_id":"in-other-lands-9781618731661","title":"In Other Lands","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorgia Peach Award Nominee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlorida Teens Read Award Nominee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABC Best Books for Young Readers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBank Street College Best Children's Books of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHugo \u0026amp; Locus award finalist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Borderlands aren't like anywhere else. Don't try to smuggle a phone or any other piece of technology over the wall that marks the Border -- unless you enjoy a fireworks display in your backpack. (Ballpoint pens are okay.) There are elves, harpies, and -- best of all as far as Elliot is concerned -- mermaids.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"What's your name?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cem\u003eSerene.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cem\u003eSerena?\" Elliot asked.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cem\u003eSerene,\" said Serene. \"My full name is Serene-Heart-in-the-Chaos-of-Battle.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eElliot's mouth fell open. \"That is badass.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElliot? Who's Elliot? Elliot is thirteen years old. He's smart and just a tiny bit obnoxious. Sometimes more than a tiny bit. When his class goes on a field trip and he can see a wall that no one else can see, he is given the chance to go to school in the Borderlands.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt turns out that on the other side of the wall, classes involve a lot more weaponry and fitness training and fewer mermaids than he expected. On the other hand, there's Serene-Heart-in-the-Chaos-of-Battle, an elven warrior who is more beautiful than anyone Elliot has ever seen, and then there's her human friend Luke: sunny, blond, and annoyingly likeable. There are lots of interesting books. There's even the chance Elliot might be able to change the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Other Lands\u003c\/em\u003e is the exhilarating new book from beloved and bestselling author Sarah Rees Brennan. It's a novel about surviving four years in the most unusual of schools, about friendship, falling in love, diplomacy, and finding your own place in the world -- even if it means giving up your phone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Big Mouth House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781618731661\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e191957 \/ In Other Lands\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 25\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sarah Rees Brennan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36662397468828,"sku":"9781618731661","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ce36a7c3-c0c7-49b8-90b5-3e4a34008a6e.jpg?v=1603901808","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/in-other-lands-9781618731661","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}