{"product_id":"9781590177860","title":"The Box of Delights","description":"Strange  things begin to happen the minute young Kay Harker boards the train to  go home for Christmas and finds himself under observation by two very  shifty-looking characters. Arriving at his destination, the boy is  immediately accosted by a bright-eyed old man with a mysterious message:  “The wolves are running.” Soon danger is everywhere, as a gang of  criminals headed by the notorious wizard Abner Brown and his witch wife  Sylvia Daisy Pouncer gets to work. What does Abner Brown want? The magic  box that the old man has entrusted to Kay, which allows him to travel  freely not only in space but in time, too. The gang will stop at nothing  to carry out their plan, even kidnapping Kay’s friend, the tough little  Maria Jones, and threatening to cancel Christmas celebrations  altogether. But with the help of his allies, including an intrepid  mouse, a squadron of Roman soldiers, the legendary Herne the Hunter, and  the inventor of the Box of Delights himself, Kay just may be able  rescue his friend, foil Abner Brown’s plot, and save Christmas, too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt once a thriller, a romp, and a spellbinding fantasy, \u003ci\u003eThe Box of Delights\u003c\/i\u003e is a great English children’s book and a perfect Christmas treat.","brand":"New York Review Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181362626800,"sku":"9781590177860","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781590177860_p0.jpg?v=1763810066","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781590177860","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}