{"product_id":"a-tale-of-time-city-isbn-9780142420157","title":"A Tale of Time City","description":"\u003cb\u003eA  thrilling story by the legendary Diana Wynne Jones—with an introduction by Ursula K. Le Guin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLondon, 1939. Vivian Smith thinks she is being evacuated to the countryside, because of the war. But she is being kidnapped - out of her own time. Her kidnappers are Jonathan and Sam, two boys her own age, from a place called Time City, designed especially to oversee history. But now history is going critical, and Jonathan and Sam are convinced that Time City's impending doom can only be averted by a twentieth-century girl named Vivian Smith. Too bad they have the wrong girl. . . .\"Jones (author of \u003ci\u003eHowl's Moving Castle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWarlock at the Wheel\u003c\/i\u003e) has written a powerfully moving story about children who are, quite literally, racing through time to save their world.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Diana Wynne Jones, regarded as one of Britain's premier fantasy writers for young people, has produced another fascinating work of science fiction and adventure, brought to you by cast of truly unique and amusing characters.\"—\u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Absolutely first-rate entertainment.\"—\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003eDiana Wynne Jones was the multiple award-winning author of many fantasy novels for children, teenagers, and adults. Her book \u003ci\u003eHowl's Moving Castle\u003c\/i\u003e was made into an Academy Award-nominated major animated feature by Hayao Miyazaki. She received the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. Married to the medievalist J. A. Burrow, with whom she had three sons, she lived for many years in Bristol, the setting for many of her books. Diana Wynne Jones passed away in March 2011, after a long illness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin is the revered author of \u003ci\u003eTales from Earthsea\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Firebird","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300819882213,"sku":"NP9780142420157","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780142420157.jpg?v=1767720841","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-tale-of-time-city-isbn-9780142420157","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}