{"product_id":"the-edge-of-in-between-9780593202098","title":"The Edge of in Between","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spellbinding tale of magical realism and superb, twisty retelling of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, where twelve-year-old Lottie's colorful world turns suddenly gray when an unexpected accident claims her parents, and she is uprooted from her home to live with an eccentric uncle she never knew she had--on the border that separates the living and the dead.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLottie lives in Vivelle--the heart of a vibrant city where life exists in brilliant technicolor and nearly everyone has magic. And Lottie is no exception; she can paint pictures to life in every shade and hue imaginable. But at the sudden loss of her parents, all the color is stripped from Lottie's heart and the world around her. Taken in by her reclusive, eccentric uncle, Lottie moves into Forsaken, his vast manor located in the gray wasteland between the Land of the Living and Ever After, the land of the dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe discovery of a locked-up garden, a wise cardinal, a hidden boy, and a family whose world is full of color despite the bleakness around them begins to pull at the threads of what it means to live in such a near-dead place, slowly returning some of the color to Lottie's private world and giving her hope that life is worth experiencing fully, even while one carries sorrow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as time runs out, Lottie must find a way to thaw both the world and the hearts of her uncle, cousin, and those she has come to know and love in her new home, or all of Forsaken--including Lottie herself--will be absorbed by Ever After long before their time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn exquisitely written, richly imagined, stunning portrait of love and loss, magic and hope; a true celebration of the strength we all possess to transcend tragedy--and the gifts that make life worth living. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Edge of In Between\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A lyrical, graceful conjuring of the landscape of grief [that] doesn't just reimagine a children's classic, but does it with great love.\"--Jacqueline West, author of The Books of Elsewhere series and \u003ci\u003eLost Lost\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brilliant and empowering...a book that belongs in the hands of every middle-grade reader.\" --Lindsay Currie, author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Lives in the Woods \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichly layered with emotional truths, \u003ci\u003eThe Edge of In Between\u003c\/i\u003e embraces all the fragile elements of grief and sorrow, hope and love--as well as the strength (so very much like magic) that resides inside us all. --Heather Kassner, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Plentiful Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viking Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593202098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lorelei Savaryn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41635544268981,"sku":"9780593202098","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b1490138-8d19-4c48-87bd-4e05b6c6d232.jpg?v=1645502530","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-edge-of-in-between-9780593202098","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}