{"product_id":"pick-the-lock-9780593353974","title":"Pick the Lock","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eDig\u003c\/i\u003e comes a weird and insightful novel about a girl intent on picking the lock of her toxic family's secrets. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A roller coaster of a book, \u003ci\u003ePick the Lock\u003c\/i\u003e is one thrill after another.\"--NPR \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Updated and recast for a new generation, this is a much-needed, thought-provoking tale of survival and triumph.\"--\u003ci\u003eBCCB\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJane Vandermaker-Cook would like her mother back. As Jane's mother tours the world to support the family, Jane lives and goes to school in a Victorian mansion with her younger brother and their mendacious father, who confines Jane's mother to a system of pneumatic tubes whenever she's at home. And then there's weirdly ever-present Aunt Finch, Milorad the gardener, and his rat, Brutus. For Jane, this all seems normal until she gains access to the files for a lifetime of security camera videos--her lifetime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePick the Lock\u003c\/i\u003e is a punk opera, a primal scream, and a portrait of a family buried in lies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. S. King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dutton Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.55h x 5.78w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593353974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2024 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2024 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/08\/2024 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2024 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA.S. King\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of many acclaimed books for young readers. Her novel \u003ci\u003eDig\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2020 Michael L. Printz Award, and\u003ci\u003e Ask The Passengers \u003c\/i\u003ewon the 2013 Los Angeles Times Book Prize. \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ecalled her \"one of the best YA writers working today.\" In 2022, she was awarded the American Library Association's Margaret A. Edwards Award for her significant contribution to YA literature. King lives with her family in Pennsylvania, where she returned after living on a farm and teaching adult literacy in Ireland for more than a decade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dutton Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45108097941619,"sku":"9780593353974","price":22.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_71eb86da-2b2c-42a7-a609-7942aac022ff.jpg?v=1781610330","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/pick-the-lock-9780593353974","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}