{"product_id":"a-tale-of-plagues-and-perfumes-9781250911087b","title":"A Tale of Plagues and Perfumes","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eImpossible Creatures \u003c\/span\u003emeets \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Inquisitor's Tale\u003c\/span\u003e in this immersive middle grade fantasy adventure that follows a girl who must use her remarkable sense of smell to save the world from a terrifying plague.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery scent tells a story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe last thing Nia wants is to be branded a \"Sinsory.\" Where she comes from, that's just as deadly as the plagues that sweep through the land. That's why she keeps her unusually keen sense of smell a secret. Only two people in the city of Yerat know of her special abilities: her beloved Auntie and her best friend, Fox. But when the worst plague in a century hits their desert continent, all of that suddenly changes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn invitation arrives in the shape of a jar of blackcurrant jam. Nia is asked to attend the Cloister, a select and secluded school for children with heightened senses. There she meets Scentiers, like her, but also Gazers, Whisper-Gatherers, and many more, whose sensory powers go far beyond what regular folk can smell, see, or hear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's there that Nia learns her nose knows far more than she ever dreamed . . . maybe enough to find the cure for the plague. Or even sniff out the sinister secrets hiding in the Cloister's walls.\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e“A stunningly original fantasy world that will blow your mind.\" —Eoin Colfer, #1 \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e-bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A delightful, redolent adventure—I couldn’t put it down! . . . I’ll never sniff a spice drawer the same way again.\" —Catherine Gilbert Murdock, Newbery Honor-winning author of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Book of Boy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Roaring Brook Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42872626479184,"sku":"9781250911087B","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781250911087-l.jpg?v=1785872841","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/a-tale-of-plagues-and-perfumes-9781250911087b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}