{"product_id":"9780393089936","title":"The Vanishing Act","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The best stories change you. I am not the same after \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing Act \u003c\/em\u003eas I was before.”—Erin Morgenstern, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Night Circus\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a small snow-covered island—so tiny that it can’t be found on any map—lives twelve-year-old Minou, her philosopher Papa (a descendent of Descartes), Boxman the magician, and a clever dog called No-Name. A year earlier Minou’s mother left the house wearing her best shoes and carrying a large black umbrella. She never returned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne morning Minou finds a dead boy washed up on the beach. Her father decides to lay him in the room that once belonged to her mother. Can her mother’s disappearance be explained by the boy? Will Boxman be able to help find her? Minou, unwilling to accept her mother’s death, attempts to find the truth through Descartes’ philosophy. Over the course of her investigation Minou will discover the truth about loss and love, a truth that \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing Act\u003c\/em\u003e conveys in a voice that is uniquely enchanting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47077826560240,"sku":"9780393089936","price":11.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780393089936_p0.jpg?v=1769892777","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780393089936","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}