{"product_id":"the-marbury-lens-9781250010278","title":"The Marbury Lens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 16-year-old boy who escapes a kidnapper thinks he can forget his trauma, but instead, he loses his grip on reality and believes he's part of an alternate world called Marbury.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSixteen-year-old Jack gets drunk and is in the wrong place at the wrong time. He is kidnapped. He escapes, narrowly. The only person he tells is his best friend, Conner. When they arrive in London as planned for summer break, a stranger hands Jack a pair of glasses. Through the lenses, he sees another world called Marbury. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is war in Marbury. It is a desolate and murderous place where Jack is responsible for the survival of two younger boys. Conner is there, too. But he's trying to kill them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Jack is falling in love with an English girl, and afraid he's losing his mind. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Smith has written his most beautiful and personal novel yet, as he explores the nightmarish outer limits of what trauma can do to our bodies and our minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An engrossing horror\/fantasy hybrid...Nightmarish imagery is chillingly effective, and the pacing superbly builds suspense.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250010278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e141077 \/ Marbury Lens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 14\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Andrew Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648493613212,"sku":"9781250010278","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6a9b19ea-4d60-4bd4-a5e7-a172e3fec2dd.jpg?v=1603870195","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-marbury-lens-9781250010278","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}