{"product_id":"9780780762053","title":"The King's Equal","description":"  \u003cp\u003eWho is she?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dying king makes his son his heir—on one condition. Vain Prince Raphael must marry a woman who is his equal in beauty, intelligence, and wealth...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere is this woman?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA search throughout the kingdom proves fruitless. Then the lovely Rosamund appears at the palace, as if by  magic, and Raphael is certain he has found his wife. She is intelligent and wealthy, as well as beautiful—certainly his equal, he thinks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what does the mysterious Rosamund think?\"Finding a princess who is the 'king's equal' in comeliness, intelligence, and wealth is an order that confounds the wisest, most loyal councilors in this distant realm.  Finding a book equal in quality to this one is an even more formidable task.  [Newbery medalist] Paterson weaves her story within the structure of familiar fairy tales. . . . Vagin's illustrations are exquisite.\" —SLJ. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  1993 Teachers' Choices (IRA)\u003cbr\u003e1992 Irma Simonton Black Award (Bank Street College of Education)\u003cbr\u003e1993 Children's Booksellers' Choices (Association of Booksellers for Children)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Biography: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKatherine Paterson is one of the world's most renowned children's book authors. Ms. Paterson has received the National Book Award twice and has won the Newbery Medal for both \u003ci\u003eBridge to Terabithia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJacob Have I Loved.\u003c\/i\u003e She is also the author of two other I Can Read Books featuring \u003ci\u003e Marvin, The Smallest Cow in the World \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e Marvin's Best Christmas Present Ever.\u003c\/i\u003e Ms. Paterson lives in Barre, Vermont.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harpercollins Childrens Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011003433200,"sku":"9780780762053","price":18.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780780762053_p0.jpg?v=1763658745","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780780762053","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}