{"product_id":"the-vale-9798890130310","title":"The Vale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A highly engaging journey of connection and transformation and an innovative read for this present age.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Rita Williams-Garcia, Newbery Honor author of \u003ci\u003eOne Crazy Summer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to The Vale, a world that grows by the power of imagination\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA magical new phenomenon from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and executive producer of the\u003ci\u003e Loveboat, Taipei\u003c\/i\u003e series (adapted to the Netflix film \u003ci\u003eLove in Taipei)\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirteen-year-old Bran Joseph Lee has spent half his life building the Vale, an immersive, AI-generated, virtual-reality environment using technology created by his inventor parents. It's a lush fantasy world complete with a Blue Forest, a Castle, and adventures with his mushroom-obsessed Elf named Gnomly--a much better place to spend his days compared to his real life, where his parents have suffered through the failed launches of one invention after another. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBran wants nothing more than to see his Elves come fully to life, a hope that seems on the brink of reality when he enters the Vale in a multi-million-dollar competition to fund its further development. But instead, things in the Vale begin to go wrong: The sunlight is fading. A beautiful girl appears from nowhere. A wizard is stealing from the Vale's inhabitants. And the strangest part of all is that none of this is the young inventor's doing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Bran and Gnomly uncover the truth of what is happening before both their worlds are destroyed?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLook out for \u003ci\u003eThe Vale--Origins\u003c\/i\u003e, the short film prequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Vale starring\u003c\/i\u003e three-time Tony Award winner Lea Salonga, coming to film festivals and screenings near you!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Exposes both the wonder of AI and its pitfalls, and the elastic boundary between. Storytelling at its best!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Kathi Appelt, National Book Award Finalist and Newbery Honor author of \u003ci\u003eThe Underneath\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Third State Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798890130310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270","brand":"Abigail Hing Wen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51378753405109,"sku":"9798890130310","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_45fb2faf-93e2-4846-bff7-b60a22802887.jpg?v=1753159737","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-vale-9798890130310","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}