{"product_id":"the-geomancers-compass-isbn-9781770492929","title":"The Geomancer's Compass","description":"This futuristic novel has all the elements YA fiction needs to draw critical attention from reviewers, and to elicit award-nominations. It is thematically interesting, culturally diverse, well-written, futuristic, and very funny.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSet in the year 2021, this fantastic YA novel explores the tension between a young woman's future building infrastructure for Augmented Reality, and the commitment she makes to her dying grandmother to honour ancient Chinese magic. \u003cb\u003eThe Geomancer's Compass\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eimagines a world in the near future while exploring the Chinese immigrant experience and the expanding, elastic and shifting nature of reality.\u003cp\u003e“…\u003ci\u003eThe Geomancer's Compass \u003c\/i\u003ewill do well among middle grade aged readers, especially those interested in mystery and early Canadian history and Chinese culture themed novels…. Hardy has crafted a well-thought-out tale, one which is equally engaging as it is enlightening.” \u003cbr\u003e— Recommended, \u003ci\u003eCM Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Miranda Lu is a sixteen-year-old computer geek in 2021, when virtual reality is a completely immersive experience. It’s also a platform that can be accessed by the spirit of her dead great-great-grandfather, who sends Miranda and her cousin Brian on a mission to break the family curse. The curse’s origins in Chinese tradition make this a thoughtful as well as exciting read for the younger set.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe DC Spotlight Newspaper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMelissa Hardy's first novel was \u003cb\u003eA Cry of Bees\u003c\/b\u003e, which was published in 1970 when she was just seventeen years old. Since then she has won the Journey Prize for an excerpt from her short story collection \u003cb\u003eConstant Fire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand the Canadian Authors Association Jubilee Award for \u003cb\u003eThe Uncharted Heart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(Knopf Canada). Her writing has appeared in many literary journals and has been twice anthologized in Best American Short Stories and the Year's Best Fantasy and Horror. \u003cb\u003eThe Geomancer's Compass\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003emarks her debut as an exciting new YA author. Born and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Melissa Hardy makes her home in Port Stanley, Ontario.","brand":"Tundra Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305536704741,"sku":"NP9781770492929","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781770492929.jpg?v=1767739491","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-geomancers-compass-isbn-9781770492929","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}