{"product_id":"unlucky-charms-isbn-9780062060068","title":"Unlucky Charms","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Artemis Fowl and Percy Jackson \u0026amp; the Olympians comes the second book in Adam Rex's acclaimed Cold Cereal Saga, about three kids who must save the world from the diabolical schemes of an evil breakfast company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScottish Play Doe and his friends may have escaped from the clutches of the evil Nimue, but they're not out of the woods just yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Goodco Cereal Company's quest to take over the world is quickly gaining momentum: it has already started to sell cereals containing the magical chemical Intellijuice and, what's worse, has kidnapped one of the world's most important public figures, the Queen of England, and replaced her with goblin impersonators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Scott and the others learn that Goodco is holding the real queen captive in a magical other-England, they decide to pass through a rift in the time-space continuum and rescue her—and hopefully convince the faeries to stop the invasion that will bring about the end of the world as they know it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePortal Fantasy Adventure:\u003c\/b\u003e Join Scott and his friends as they journey through a time-space rift to a magical other-England to rescue royalty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eModern-Day Mythology:\u003c\/b\u003e Get ready for a hilarious mash-up of myth and modern life, where Merlin is a time-traveling scientist and the Queen of England has been replaced by goblins.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Evil Corporation (With Cereal):\u003c\/b\u003e The villain isn’t a dark lord—it’s the Goodco Cereal Company, a diabolical corporation using magical breakfast cereal to take over the world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnlikely Heroes:\u003c\/b\u003e A part-fairy kid, a super-smart girl, a tiny pixie prince, and a time-traveling Merlin must team up to stop an invasion of elves, brownies, and magical beasts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003eHave You Seen me?\u003cbr\u003eName: Scottish Play Doe\u003cbr\u003eAge: 11\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLast seen with twins Erno and Emily, their gargantuan housekeeper, Biggs, and an accountant named Merle Lynn who claims to be a scientist from the future or something, \"Scott\" is suffering from a sick delusion that your beloved Goodco Cereal Company is secretly run by a fairy named Nimue with a sinister plot to take over the world. That Goodco is selling cereals with NEW! Intellijuice in order to turn kids into a kind of zombie army, if you can believe this. That Goodco has kidnapped the Queen of England and replaced her with two goblins in a queen suit. Have you ever heard anything so crazy—seriously, we're asking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe at Goodco are not angry. We want only to see Scott get the help he needs before he hurts himself. Or gets hurt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSightings of Scott with a two-foot-tall leprechaun named Mick are of course ridiculous and should be reported immediately to Goodco.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Totally original and wholly brilliant.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEoin Colfer, bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series, about Cold Cereal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With an off-the-wall sensibility that fans of the author’s The True Meaning of Smekday will recognize with delight, Rex brings together unconventional allies to be hunted by agents of the huge Goodco Cereal Company.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review), about Cold Cereal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Rex takes his magically delicious premise seriously, finding the thin line between absurdity and comedy.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, about Cold Cereal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The story is filled with wildly imaginative elements and clever wisecracks, but the humor is couched within a rich, complex plot that’s filled with engaging characters and concepts.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal (starred review), about Cold Cereal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An expansive cast of colorful characters keeps the surprises coming.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book, about Cold Cereal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Will leave readers anxious for the sequel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Booklist, about Cold Cereal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Flat-out fabulous.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBruce Coville, author of My Teacher Is an Alien, about Cold Cereal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A mad mix of attacks, chases, squabbles and revelations goose the main plot along while setting the stage nicely for the closer.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Rex’s delicious sense of humor is much in evidence here…great fodder for readers who really like to dig into their adventures like a hearty and well-balanced breakfast.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Second helpings, please!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Stroud, bestselling author of the Bartimaeus Trilogy, about Cold Cereal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888666964197,"sku":"NP9780062060068","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062060068.jpg?v=1730229572","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/unlucky-charms-isbn-9780062060068","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}