{"product_id":"9780547487434_the-boneshaker","title":"The Boneshaker","description":"\u003cp\u003eThirteen-year-old Natalie Minks loves machines, particularly automata—self-operating mechanical devices, usually powered by clockwork. When Jake Limberleg and his traveling medicine show arrive in her small Missouri town with a mysterious vehicle under a tarp and an uncanny ability to make Natalie’s half-built automaton move, she feels in her gut that something about this caravan of healers is a bit off. Her uneasiness leads her to investigate the intricate maze of the medicine show, where she discovers a horrible truth and realizes that only she has the power to set things right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in 1914, The Boneshaker is a gripping, richly textured novel about family, community, courage, and looking evil directly in the face in order to conquer it. This ebook includes a sample chapter of THE BROKEN LANDS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in a town where deals with the devil are whispered in folktales, what hope does a girl armed only with her knowledge of machines have against an ancient evil?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Courageous Heroine:\u003c\/b\u003e Meet thirteen-year-old Natalie Minks, a brilliant young inventor whose love for machines is matched only by her determination to protect her hometown from a sinister threat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAutomata and Clockwork:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover a world of intricate self-operating devices, where a half-built automaton mysteriously springs to life and becomes a key to unraveling a dark secret.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Sinister Medicine Show:\u003c\/b\u003e Step into the eerie maze of Dr. Limberleg’s caravan, where charismatic healers offer miraculous cures that come at a terrifying price.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRich American Folklore:\u003c\/b\u003e Explore a story steeped in classic folktales, where old stories of a musician’s bargain with the devil at the crossroads hold a chilling relevance for the present day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Kate Milford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46908494020757,"sku":"9780547487434","price":5.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780547487434.png?v=1777422802","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780547487434_the-boneshaker","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}