{"product_id":"9781250911087","title":"A Tale of Plagues and Perfumes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A stunningly original fantasy world that will blow your mind.\"\u003c\/b\u003e —Eoin Colfer, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A delightful, redolent adventure—I couldn’t put it down! . . . I’ll never sniff a spice drawer the same way again.\" \u003c\/b\u003e—Catherine Gilbert Murdock, Newbery Honor-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImpossible Creatures \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eThe Inquisitor's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e in this immersive middle grade fantasy adventure that follows a girl who must use her remarkable sense of smell to save the world from a terrifying plague.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery scent tells a story\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe last thing Nia wants is to be branded a \"Sinsory.\" Where she comes from, that's just as deadly as the plagues that sweep through the land. That's why she keeps her unusually keen sense of smell a secret. Only two people in the city of Yerat know of her special abilities: her beloved Auntie and her best friend, Fox. But when the worst plague in a century hits their desert continent, all of that suddenly changes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn invitation arrives in the shape of a jar of blackcurrant jam. Nia is asked to attend the Cloister, a select and secluded school for children with heightened senses. There she meets Scentiers, like her, but also Gazers, Whisper-Gatherers, and many more, whose sensory powers go far beyond what regular folk can smell, see, or hear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's there that Nia learns her nose knows far more than she ever dreamed . . . maybe enough to find the cure for the plague. Or even sniff out the sinister secrets hiding in the Cloister's walls.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roaring Brook Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49990961135856,"sku":"9781250911087","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250911087","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}