{"product_id":"rick-riordan-presents-winston-chu-vs-the-whimsies-9781368075060","title":"Rick Riordan Presents: Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBest-selling author Rick Riordan presents best-selling author Stacey Lee's modern-day reimagining of a classic Chinese folktale--replete with magic, boba, and lots of trash talking. Now in paperback!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwelve-year-old Winston Chu is supposed to learn impulse control at the cooking academy his mom enrolled him in. But learning to think before he acts won't happen overnight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile skateboarding home with a pie in hand, Winston inadvertently stops a robbery at Mr. Pang's Whimsies, an oddities shop in Chinatown. As a reward, Mr. Pang invites Winston to choose any item in the store. But the strange old man warns Winston to browse carefully, for the first thing Winston touches will be the thing he gets. Before Winston can decide, a magpie flies under a shelf, and he impulsively grabs an old broom to sweep it out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMr. Pang hands him the broom, along with a dustpan. \"Two for one. Congratulations.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeflated, Winston returns home, determined to put the broom incident behind him. Or at least in the closet. But when some of his most beloved possessions go missing, all Winston can think about are the broom and dustpan. Did they somehow take his stuff? And what--or who--will they dispose of next? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's time to break into Mr. Pang's Whimsies, where clearly there's more going on than meets the far-seeing eyeball. It's time to fight magic with magic. And this time, Winston better have a plan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEndorsed by Rick Riordan, author of the Disney+ hit series Percy Jackson and the Olympians.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rick Riordan Presents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781368075060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e519700 \/ Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 13\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stacey Lee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45078855385269,"sku":"9781368075060","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_574c2603-89c3-4ea4-82a4-5c80561286e1.jpg?v=1738681880","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/rick-riordan-presents-winston-chu-vs-the-whimsies-9781368075060","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}