{"product_id":"9781101936290","title":"The Imagination Box","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFans of \u003ci\u003eEscape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mysterious Benedict Society\u003c\/i\u003e will race through this exciting adventure about an orphan, his unusual friends, and the power of imagination.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhat if everything you imagined could become real? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e It all starts when Professor Eisenstone, scientist and inventor, creates a box that’s supposed to turn whatever you imagine into reality. There’s only one problem: he can’t get it to work. Until Tim shows up. An orphan with an especially keen imagination, Tim brings to life Phil, an eloquent finger monkey with a dry sense of humor.\u003cbr\u003e    Tim and Professor Eisenstone work in secret to make the box more powerful. But when Eisenstone is kidnapped along with his contraption, Tim, Phil, and the professor’s granddaughter, Dee, must find the criminals before they use the box to turn their imagined evil into something all too real.\u003cbr\u003e    Creating a miniature monkey is all well and good. But in order to rescue his friend, Tim will have to face his darkest fears and unleash the true potential of his own mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cb\u003eA splendid adventure, hilarious and harrowing in turn\u003c\/b\u003e and so strongly cast that even the precocious pocket primate doesn't steal the show.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With \u003cb\u003ea solid mystery, fantastic device, warm friendships, a funny monkey, and heartening conclusion,\u003c\/b\u003e this has a heaping serving of middle-grade antics.\"-\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Imagination Box\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003echildren’s fiction in the classic mode, with double-crosses, deceitful adults and narrow escapes all meshing into a solid mystery plot\u003c\/b\u003e…and a timeless be-careful-what-you-wish-for message.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47059935723760,"sku":"9781101936290","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101936290_p0.jpg?v=1763689939","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101936290","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}