{"product_id":"9780385370080","title":"The League of Beastly Dreadfuls Book 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA creepy Victorian house, secretive aunties, and a great escape combine in this debut that is part Mysterious Benedict Society, part Roald Dahl, and all quirky, smart, hilarious storytelling. Join the League. . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Anastasia is a completely average almost-eleven-year-old. That is, UNTIL her parents die in a tragic vacuum-cleaner accident. UNTIL she’s rescued by two long-lost great-aunties. And UNTIL she’s taken to their delightful and, er, “authentic” Victorian home, St. Agony’s Asylum for the Criminally Insane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut something strange is going on at the asylum. Anastasia soon begins to suspect that her aunties are not who they say they are. So when she meets Ollie and Quentin, two mysterious brothers, the three join together to plot their great escape!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eMarvelously inventive\u003c\/b\u003e and\u003cb\u003e utterly demented\u003c\/b\u003e, THE LEAGUE OF BEASTLY DREADFULS is \u003cb\u003enasty good fun\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003efrom beginning to end!\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e — Bruce Coville, My Teacher is an Alien\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eWONDERFULLY WITTY\u003c\/b\u003e. It reminds me of Roald Dahl's \u003ci\u003eThe Twits\u003c\/i\u003e only in an insane asylum.\"—\u003cb\u003eChris Grabenstein,  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEscape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e “A \u003cb\u003eyummy\u003c\/b\u003e debut.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Just the right mix of \u003cb\u003ehumor, magic, maliciousness,\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003esuspense\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Anastasia is \u003cb\u003eanything but average\u003c\/b\u003e, and her adventures are just beginning.\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Enough\u003cb\u003e mystery\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ehumor \u003c\/b\u003eto keep readers wondering what will happen next. A solid debut reminiscent of \u003cb\u003eLemony Snicket'\u003c\/b\u003es \"A Series of Unfortunate Events.\"\u003cb\u003e—School Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Abundant humor....Charmingly offbeat ...sure to entertain.\"—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011064381680,"sku":"9780385370080","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780385370080_p0.jpg?v=1763694456","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780385370080","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}