{"product_id":"smoke-and-mirrors-ages-8-12","title":"Smoke And Mirrors - Ages 8+","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmoke has come to the Cirque Magnifique. And Sasha Brown is sure it is her fault.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSasha has always loved the Cirque, a place filled with sequined costumes, dazzling spotlights, and magnificent tents. But when she starts fifth grade with the Islanders—the ordinary folk from the other side of the Island—for the first time, she starts to question her home and her Cirque family. Is the magic real? Are the stories even true? Faced with the Island kids’ bullying and scorn, Sasha isn’t so sure she wants to be a Cirque kid anymore, and the swirling, blue-gray Smoke appears.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne night in the big tent, Sasha’s dad performs, twisting his body through the air as the lights dance. Sasha is supposed to be helping, but instead she sits beneath the bleachers, seething. She wishes for the Smoke to come and make it all disappear: the Cirque, her family, the Island with its mean Island kids. And the Smoke does come. As Sasha watches her dad, he flips and raises his arms out for the bar that is supposed to meet him, his bright grin confident and sure. But there is only air…and Smoke.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBoth of Sasha’s parents disappear that night, and it’s all Sasha’s fault. What can she do but try and find them—even if her journey takes her to the end of the world?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eK.D. Halbrook\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the critically acclaimed young adult novels \u003ci\u003eEvery Last Promise\u003c\/i\u003e, which \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e called “lyrically written and ebbing with suspense” in a starred review, and \u003ci\u003eNobody but Us\u003c\/i\u003e, which \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e deemed “raw, immediate, and utterly unflinching.” \u003ci\u003eSmoke and Mirrors\u003c\/i\u003e is her first middle grade novel, and \u003ci\u003eBCCB\u003c\/i\u003e called it “rewarding” in a starred review. Halbrook is the cofounder of the popular website YAHighway.com and lives with her family in Seattle. She can be found online at KristinHalbrook.com and on Twitter @KristinHalbrook.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--Format\" class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--Format\" class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003eAuthor: K.D\u0026gt; Halbrook\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--Format\" class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--Format\" class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003eFormat: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__value--Format\" class=\"detail-product-specs__value\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--ProductDimensionsLabel\" class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--ProductDimensionsLabel\" class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003eProduct dimensions: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__value--ProductDimensionsLabel\" class=\"detail-product-specs__value\"\u003e240 pages, 7.63 X 5.13 X 0.7 in\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--ReleaseDate\" class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--ReleaseDate\" class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003ePublished: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__value--ReleaseDate\" class=\"detail-product-specs__value\"\u003eJuly 28, 2020\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--PublishedBy\" class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__label--PublishedBy\" class=\"detail-product-specs__label\"\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__value--PublishedBy\" class=\"detail-product-specs__value\"\u003eSimon \u0026amp; Schuster\/Paula Wiseman Books\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__item--PublishedBy\" class=\"detail-product-specs__item\"\u003e\u003cspan data-a8n=\"detail-product-specs__value--PublishedBy\" class=\"detail-product-specs__value\"\u003eRecommended for ages 8-12.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43491513565440,"sku":"9781534405059","price":18.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0493\/1937\/9100\/products\/smoke-and-mirrors-9781534405059_lg.jpg?v=1671055673","url":"https:\/\/playfulmindstoys.ca\/products\/smoke-and-mirrors-ages-8-12","provider":"Playful Minds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}