{"product_id":"9781442468559","title":"The Dagger X","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKitto’s adventure continues in the suspenseful sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Dagger Quick\u003c\/i\u003e, which \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e called a\u003c\/b\u003e “\u003cb\u003equest perfect for landlubbers and pirate aficionados alike.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the high seas of the Caribbean in the 1600s, a twelve-year-old boy, Kitto, stands wrongly accused of his father’s murder and is forced into adulthood too quickly as he tries to prove his innocence. After a brutal shark attack, Kitto must take refuge on a forsaken island that holds a store of valuable nutmeg, with its power to make men as rich as kings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he encounters the notorious Alexandre Exquemelin, known as X, he discovers a dark secret about his own past and identity. Will the events of Kitto’s past determine his fate, or will he have the courage to forge his own destiny?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tale of friends and fiends, good and evil, pirates and predators, and the thrill of the high seas, \u003ci\u003eThe Dagger X\u003c\/i\u003e is an exciting adventure and classic story of the search for manhood and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster\/Paula Wiseman Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47036725952752,"sku":"9781442468559","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781442468559_p0.jpg?v=1763807357","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781442468559","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}