{"product_id":"the-thieving-collectors-of-fine-childrens-books-9781499811247","title":"The Thieving Collectors of Fine Children's Books","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"This takes getting lost in a book to a whole new level. I loved it \" --James Riley, \u003ci\u003e New York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of the Story Thieves series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Once you start this book, you truly can't stop. An adventure full of cheeky charm and delightful whimsy.\" --Marie Lu, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Skyhunter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fast, fun, furiously inventive, and frequently frightful read.\" --Geoff Rodkey, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of the Tapper Twins series and \u003ci\u003eWe're Not from Here\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis clever, fast-paced adventure is a mix of the Story Thieves series and \u003ci\u003eReady Player One\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOliver Nelson has a terrible secret-he's a thief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut he only steals books from the Garden Grove Library that are old, musty, brittle, or incomplete, like his favorite book, \u003ci\u003eThe Timekeeper's Children\u003c\/i\u003e. No one reads anymore, and surely no one will miss them, right? Wrong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Pribbles are famous inventors of the most popular toy in the world, alternate-reality goggles. They are also book collectors who are searching for \u003ci\u003eThe Timekeeper's Children\u003c\/i\u003e, so the Pribbles hatch a plan. They invite Oliver, the last person to have checked it out, to their mansion and use special software from their goggles to steal the last remaining copy of the book--from inside Oliver's mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, Oliver is thrust into the middle of the story and must help the main characters steal pieces scattered around the fictional world of Dulum to build a magical clock that can turn back time before the evil sorcerer Sigil takes over. They'll encounter hideous giants, bloodsucking bats, vicious eels, a Nasty Rodent Eater, a gang of wicked children, and a strange, dark figure that follows them from chapter to chapter, all the while with the Pribbles in pursuit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan Oliver save Dulum before Sigil destroys everything? And will he finish \u003ci\u003eThe Timekeeper's Children\u003c\/i\u003e before the Pribbles steal it from his mind?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yellow Jacket\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781499811247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368","brand":"Adam Perry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38400639500469,"sku":"9781499811247","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d6fe4047-aa8c-437b-acf2-38b3e694a4a7.jpg?v=1612165057","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-thieving-collectors-of-fine-childrens-books-9781499811247","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}