{"product_id":"count-karlstein-isbn-9780375803482","title":"Count Karlstein","description":"Now in paperback, a spooky and funny middle-grade thriller from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Compass\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan you hear the distant howling of hounds and the thunder of ghostly hooves? It's All Souls' Eve and Zamiel the Demon Huntsman has come to claim his prey! He's headed straight for Castle Karlstein, where the evil count has hatched an evil plan; he'll sacrifice his two young nieces to save himself. Can Lucy and Charlotte outwit their uncle and his oily henchmen to escape their dreadful fate? From the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Compass\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Subtle Knife\u003c\/i\u003e comes a spooky, funny thriller just right for those middle-grade readers looking for horror--and humor.\"Using multiple narrators and expertly concocted cliffhangers, Pullman crafts a thrilling page-turner. This gothic farce \u003cbr\u003efeatures young orphans, evil schemers, a gloomy Swiss castle, a long-lost heir, stalwart lads, capable women, a con man on the lam, \u003cbr\u003ehilariously bumbling police officers, and Zamiel: the Prince of the Mountains, the Demon Huntsman. . . . It's whirlwind plotting, manipulated into a pulsing tale of darkened hearts, treachery, and at long last, redemption.\"--Kirkus Reviews \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this deliciously gothic thriller there are enough demon huntsmen, evil guardians, and brooding castles to please even the most desensitized reader.\"--School Library Journal, Starred \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A welcome diversion . . . [that is] dashing, sparkling, and wildly over the top.\"--Publishers Weekly, StarredPHILIP PULLMAN is one of the most acclaimed writers working today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy (\u003ci\u003eThe Golden Compass,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass\u003c\/i\u003e), which has been named one of the top 100 novels of all time by \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e and one of the all-time greatest novels by \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also won many distinguished prizes, including the Carnegie Medal for \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Compass \u003c\/i\u003e(and the reader-voted \"Carnegie of Carnegies\" for the best children's book of the past seventy years); the Whitbread (now Costa) Award for \u003ci\u003eThe Amber Spyglass\u003c\/i\u003e; a Booker Prize long-list nomination (\u003ci\u003eThe Amber Spyglass\u003c\/i\u003e); Parents' Choice Gold Awards (\u003ci\u003eThe Subtle Knife\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Amber Spyglass\u003c\/i\u003e); and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, in honor of his body of work. In 2004, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e It has recently been announced that \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Dust\u003c\/i\u003e, the much anticipated new book from Mr. Pullman, also set in the world of His Dark Materials, will be published as a major work in three parts, with the first part to arrive in October 2017.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Philip Pullman is the author of many other much-lauded novels. Other volumes related to His Dark Materials: \u003ci\u003eLyra’s Oxford, Once Upon a Time in the North\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Collectors\u003c\/i\u003e. For younger readers: \u003ci\u003eI Was a Rat!; Count Karlstein; Two Crafty Criminals; Spring-Heeled Jack, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Scarecrow and His Servant.\u003c\/i\u003e For older readers: the Sally Lockhart quartet: \u003ci\u003eThe Ruby in the Smoke, The Shadow in the North, The Tiger in the Well,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Tin Princess\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe White Mercedes\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Philip Pullman lives in Oxford, England. To learn more, please visit philip-pullman.com and hisdarkmaterials.com. Or follow him on Twitter at @PhilipPullman.","brand":"Yearling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303705432293,"sku":"NP9780375803482","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780375803482.jpg?v=1767724160","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/count-karlstein-isbn-9780375803482","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}