{"product_id":"popco-paperback","title":"Popco - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScarlett Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePopCo tells the story of Alice Butler-a subversively smart girl in our commercial-soaked world who grows from recluse orphan to burgeoning vigilante, buttressed by mystery, codes, math, and the sense her grandparents gave her that she could change the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlice-slight introvert, crossword compositor- works at PopCo, a globally successful and slightly sinister toy company. Lured by their CEO to a Thought Camp out on the moors, PopCo's creatives must invent the ultimate product for teenage girls. Meanwhile, Alice receives bizarre, encrypted messages she suspects relate to her grandfather's decoding of a centuries-old manuscript that many-including her long-disappeared father-believe leads to buried treasure. Its key, she's sure, is engraved on the necklace she's been wearing since she was ten. Using the skills she learned from her grandparents and teaching us aspects of cryptanalysis, Alice discovers the source of these creepy codes. Will this lead her to the mysterious treasure or another, even more carefully guarded secret? \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book might just change your life.\" -- \"Independent on Sunday\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePFTACJVPRDN?\u003cbr\u003eARE YOU HAPPY? \u003cbr\u003eAlice Butler has been receiving some very odd messages all anonymous, all written in code. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAre they from someone at PopCo, the profit-hungry toy company that employs her? From her long-lost father? Or does someone else know her family secret? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough codes, math, and the sense her grandparents gave her that she could change the world, Alice grows from recluse orphan to burgeoning vigilante, and may even uncover the meaning of the key inscribed on the necklace she has worn since she was ten. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScarlett Thomas is the author of \"Bright Young Things, Going Out, PopCo, \"and \"Our Tragic Universe.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \"PopCo\u003cbr\u003e\" \u003cbr\u003e\"Enough code-breaking tips, puzzles and graphs, charts, postscripts and appendixes to satisfy that other mathematician storyteller, Lewis Carroll.\" The New York Times Book Review \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A sort of Harriet-the-Spy-meets-Douglas-Coupland with a Treasure Island twist.\" --Daily Candy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693751865407,"sku":"9780156031370","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/44cf0bc1824914d513691f50f3cfceaa.webp?v=1764999851","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/popco-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}