{"product_id":"the-golden-compass-his-dark-materials-9780679879244","title":"The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e***COMING SOON  A NEW HBO SERIES, HIS DARK MATERIALS, BASED ON PULLMAN'S BOOKS***\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe modern fantasy classic that \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e named an \"All-Time Greatest Novel\" and \u003ci\u003eNewsweek \u003c\/i\u003ehailed as a \"Top 100 Book of All Time.\" Philip Pullman takes readers to a world where humans have animal familiars and where parallel universes are within reach.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal--including her friend Roger. North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors? This is \u003ci\u003eLyra\u003c\/i\u003e a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce and true a champion as Roger or Asriel could want. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut what Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA masterwork of storytelling and suspense, Philip Pullman's award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Compass\u003c\/i\u003e is the first in the His Dark Materials series, which continues with \u003ci\u003eThe Subtle Knife\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Amber Spyglass.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e Prize for Children's Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished in 40 Countries\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Arguably the best juvenile fantasy novel of the past twenty years.\" \u003ci\u003e--The Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Very grand indeed.\" \u003ci\u003e--The New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Pullman is quite possibly a genius.\" \u003ci\u003e--Newsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679879244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.56h x 5.87w x 1.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Hugo Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/1996 pg. 1179\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/1996 pg. 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/1996 pg. 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/19\/1996 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/1996 pg. 379\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Best Books Young Adults\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/1997 pg. 1294\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Notable Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/1997 pg. 1305\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/1996 pg. 296 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist Ed Choice Youth\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/1997 pg. 765\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2001 pg. 978\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/25\/2004 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/19\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/03\/2007 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2007 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/10\/2007 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/14\/2007 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/21\/2007 pg. 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/06\/2008 pg. 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/05\/2012 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e15085 \/ Golden Compass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.1 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 19\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Philip Pullman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36639928647836,"sku":"9780679879244","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_564e9eb4-b3cb-4015-b2de-f3ea1b82b02f.jpg?v=1603850947","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-golden-compass-his-dark-materials-9780679879244","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}