{"product_id":"the-book-of-heroes-paperback","title":"The Book of Heroes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMiyuki Miyabe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMiyuki Miyabe\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young girl travels into a magical land to save her brother from real-world bullies...and from the evil King in Yellow.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReads L to R (Western Style). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When her brother Hiroki disappears after a violent altercation with bullies, Yuriko finds a magical book in his room. She learns that Hiroki has been possessed by The Book of Heroes, and that only she can save him. With the help of the monk Sky, the dictionary-mouse Aju, and the mysterious Man of Ash, Yuriko has to solve the mystery of her vanished brother and save the world from the evil King in Yellow.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiyuki Miyabe's debut story, \"Warera ga rinjin no hanzai\" (Our neighbor's crime), won a new writer award in 1987, and since that time, she has become one of Japan's most popular and best-selling authors. Miyabe's fantasy novel \u003ci\u003eBrave Story\u003c\/i\u003e won the Batchelder Award for best children's book in translation from the American Library Association in 2007. \u003ci\u003eThe Gate of Sorrows \u003c\/i\u003eis an adult novel in the same universe as \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Heroes\u003c\/i\u003e (Haikasoru, 2010). Her other works available in English include \u003ci\u003eAll She Was Worth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Cross Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Sleeping Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Apparitions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e ICO: Castle in the Mist\u003c\/i\u003e, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 350\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731577835583,"sku":"9781421540832","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/bb3d5c49e838b75d2f5505eccfffc628.webp?v=1765129349","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-book-of-heroes-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}