{"product_id":"9781590177853","title":"The Midnight Folk","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Folk\u003c\/i\u003e introduces readers to Kay Harker, the orphaned boy who is also the hero of John Masefield’s classic Christmas fantasy, \u003ci\u003eThe Box of Delights\u003c\/i\u003e.  Kay lives in a vast old country house, and is looked after by an  unpleasant duo: the oily and egregious Sir Theopompous and the petulant  and punitive Sylvia Daisy Pouncer. In her zeal to educate Kay on the  finer points of Latin grammar, Sylvia Daisy has even taken away all of  Kay’s toys. Life seems very dull, until out of an old family portrait  steps Kay’s great-grandfather, a sea captain, who, if legend is to be  believed, made off with a fabulous treasure. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoon Kay is engaged  in a thrilling quest that begins each night as the clock strikes  twelve, taking him into the enchanted and dangerous world of the  Midnight Folk: pirates, highwaymen, talking animals, and a gang of  witches led by none other than Sylvia Daisy (in cahoots, as in \u003ci\u003eThe Box of Delights\u003c\/i\u003e,  with the arch-villain Abner Brown). In the end, it is that ragtag team  of old toys that rallies to support Kay and save the day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA book to set beside C.S. Lewis’s \u003ci\u003eNarnia\u003c\/i\u003e tales and Joan Aiken’s \u003ci\u003eWolves of Willoughby Chase\u003c\/i\u003e—not to mention the Harry Potter series—\u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Folk\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful and enthralling contribution to the great English  tradition of children’s literature, beloved by adults and children  alike.","brand":"New York Review Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179603869936,"sku":"9781590177853","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781590177853_p0.jpg?v=1763802007","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781590177853","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}