{"product_id":"in-other-lands","title":"In Other Lands","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorgia Peach Award Nominee • \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlorida Teens Read Award Nominee • \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABC Best Books for Young Readers • \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBank Street College Best Children’s Books of the Year • \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection • \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHugo \u0026amp; Locus award finalist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Other Lands\u003c\/em\u003e is an exhilarating novel from bestselling author Sarah Rees Brennan about surviving four years in the most unusual of schools -\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e friendship, falling in love, diplomacy, and finding your own place in the world — even if it means giving up your phone.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExcerpt:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Borderlands aren’t like anywhere else. Don’t try to smuggle a phone or any other piece of technology over the wall that marks the Border — unless you enjoy a fireworks display in your backpack. (Ballpoint pens are okay.) There are elves, harpies, and — best of all as far as Elliot is concerned — mermaids.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"What’s your name?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eSerene.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eSerena?\" Elliot asked.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eSerene,\" said Serene. \"My full name is Serene-Heart-in-the-Chaos-of-Battle.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eElliot’s mouth fell open. \"That is badass.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElliot? Who’s Elliot? Elliot is thirteen years old. He’s smart and just a tiny bit obnoxious. Sometimes more than a tiny bit. When his class goes on a field trip and he can see a wall that no one else can see, he is given the chance to go to school in the Borderlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt turns out that on the other side of the wall, classes involve a lot more weaponry and fitness training and fewer mermaids than he expected. On the other hand, there’s Serene-Heart-in-the-Chaos-of-Battle, an elven warrior who is more beautiful than anyone Elliot has ever seen, and then there’s her human friend Luke: sunny, blond, and annoyingly likeable. There are lots of interesting books. There’s even the chance Elliot might be able to change the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317222449534,"sku":"NW9781618731661","price":15.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781618731661.jpg?v=1778721201","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/in-other-lands","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}