{"product_id":"9780553520705","title":"The Goblin's Puzzle: Being the Adventures of a Boy with No Name and Two Girls Called Alice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrimming with dragons, goblins, and logic puzzles, this middle-grade fantasy adventure is perfect for readers who enjoyed \u003ci\u003eThe Princess Bride\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eRump.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE BOY is a nameless slave on a mission to uncover his true destiny.\u003cbr\u003e THE GOBLIN holds all the answers, but he’s too tricky to be trusted.\u003cbr\u003e PLAIN ALICE is a bookish peasant girl carried off by a confused dragon.\u003cbr\u003e And PRINCESS ALICE is the lucky girl who \u003ci\u003ewasn’t\u003c\/i\u003e kidnapped.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAll four are tangled up in a sinister plot to take over the kingdom, and together they must face kind monsters, a cruel magician, and dozens of deathly boring palace bureaucrats. They’re a ragtag bunch, but with strength, courage, and plenty of deductive reasoning, they just might outwit the villains and crack the goblin’s puzzle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cb\u003eAn adventure bursting with wit and charm\u003c\/b\u003e. The characters are fresh, the story is thrilling, and the puzzles are downright diabolical. A wonderful book.” —Jonathan Auxier, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Night Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Brimming with sarcastic, cheeky, laugh-out-loud humor, this is a \u003cb\u003esmart, original, and completely engaging\u003c\/b\u003e adventure.”\u003ci\u003e —School Library Journal,\u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026223186160,"sku":"9780553520705","price":11.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780553520705_p0.jpg?v=1763718003","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780553520705","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}