{"product_id":"hidden-land-pamela-dean-9780142501436","title":"The Hidden Land","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn old King dies . . . a new King ascends.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Pamela Dean is a hidden treasure, a writer other writers adore: her quirky, literate characters, her munchy prose, her depth-charge stories. More readers should know about her. And now--maybe they will!\"--Jane Yolen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTed, Laura, Patrick, Ruth, and Ellen are still trapped within the Secret Country--a land that they invented as a game, now somehow a reality. They must play their parts, fumbling as they go, even as life veers from their original script. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the King is poisoned, Ted--\"Prince Edward\"--must take the throne, although he has no idea how to rule a country, battle magic, or inspire followers. Soon enough, he will have to do all three, because the Secret Country is on the verge of war with the treacherous Dragon King--a war that will send one of the five into the Land of the Dead . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVolume Two of the Secret Country Trilogy","brand":"Penguin Young Readers Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50719508365505,"sku":"9780142501436","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/5512\/0833\/files\/9780142501436.jpg?v=1791841902","url":"https:\/\/www.porchlightbooks.com\/products\/hidden-land-pamela-dean-9780142501436","provider":"Porchlight Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}