{"product_id":"where-the-dark-stands-still-a-b-poranek-hardcover","title":"Where the Dark Stands Still -- A. B. Poranek, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA girl with dangerous magic makes a risky bargain with a demon to be free of her monstrous power in this \"dark, devastating, and gothic\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) young adult fantasy perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eAn\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEnchantment of Ravens\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHouse of Salt and Sorrows\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiska knows that magic is monstrous, and its practitioners are monsters. She has done everything possible to suppress her own magic, to disastrous consequences. Desperate to be free of it, Liska flees her small village and delves into the dangerous, demon-inhabited spirit-wood to steal a mythical fern flower. If she plucks it, she can use its one wish to banish her powers. Everyone who has sought the fern flower has fallen prey to unknown horrors, so when Liska is caught by the demon warden of the wood--called The Leszy--a bargain seems better than death: one year of servitude in exchange for the fern flower and its wish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhisked away to The Leszy's crumbling manor, Liska soon makes an unsettling discovery: she is not the first person to strike this bargain, and all her predecessors have mysteriously vanished. If Liska wants to survive the year and return home, she must unravel her taciturn host's spool of secrets and face the ghosts--figurative and literal--of his past. Because something wakes in the woods, something deadly and without mercy. It frightens even The Leszy...and cannot be defeated unless Liska embraces the monster she's always feared becoming.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e A. B. Poranek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Margaret K. McElderry Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\/27\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.16 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.1\" H x 6.2\" L x 1.5\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781665936477\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024022651034,"sku":"9781665936477","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/3015\/4138\/files\/9781665936477.jpg?v=1774724658","url":"https:\/\/unclejonsbookfactory.com\/products\/where-the-dark-stands-still-a-b-poranek-hardcover","provider":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}