{"product_id":"the-accidental-afterlife-of-thomas-marsden-9781442498822","title":"The Accidental Afterlife of Thomas Marsden","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat if you found your own grave--and it wasn't empty? Discover the dark delights of faeries and fortune-tellers in this gently spooky book from the author of \u003ci\u003eFlights and Chimes and Mysterious Times\u003c\/i\u003e, sure to appeal to fans of \u003ci\u003eCoraline\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrave robbing is a messy business. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA bad business. And for Thomas Marsden, on what was previously an unremarkable spring night in London, it becomes a very spooky business. For lying in an unmarked grave and half covered with dirt is a boy the spitting image of Thomas himself. This is only the first clue that something very strange is happening. Others follow, but it is a fortune-teller's frightened screams that lead Thomas into a strange world of spiritualists, death, and faery folk. Faery folk with whom Thomas's life is bizarrely linked. Faery folk who need his help. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDesperate to unearth the truth about himself and where he comes from, Thomas is about to discover magic, ritual, and the uncanny truth that sometimes the things that make a boy ordinary are what make him extraordinary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442498822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.80w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2015 pg. 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2015 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2015 pg. 149\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e175555 \/ Accidental Afterlife of Thomas Marsden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.3 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Emma Trevayne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45234803015861,"sku":"9781442498822","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3c371c6d-f395-4c53-82b0-b7b1c05ceb6c.jpg?v=1743518858","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-accidental-afterlife-of-thomas-marsden-9781442498822","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}