{"product_id":"9780062341976","title":"A Perilous Journey of Danger and Mayhem #1: A Dastardly Plot","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHealy, Christopher\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWalden Pond Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\/25\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rip-roaring, hilarious alternate-history adventure starring the world’s most famous inventors—and its most forgotten. From the author of the beloved Hero’s Guide series, Christopher Healy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1883—the Age of Invention! A time when great men like Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Nicola Tesla, and George Eastman work to turn the country into a land of limitless opportunity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd it all happens at the world famous Inventor’s Guild headquarters in New York City—a place where a great idea, a lot of hard work, and a little bit of luck can find you rubbing elbows with these gods of industry who will usher humanity into the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnless, of course, you’re a woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMolly Pepper, daughter of brilliant but unknown inventor Cassandra Pepper, lives with her mother in New York. By day, they make ends meet running a pickle shop; but by night, they toil and dream of Cassandra taking her place among the most famous inventors in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an attempt to find a way to exhibit Cass’s work at the World’s Fair, they break into the Inventor's Guild, where they discover a mysterious plot to destroy New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe evidence points to the involvement of one of the world’s most famous inventors, and now it’s up to Molly, Cassandra, and a shop hand named Emmett Lee to uncover the truth—even if no one will ever know it was they who did it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Christopher Healy, author of the Hero’s Guide series, knows how to tell a good story. He’s done it again with the adventures of a determined girl named Molly Pepper.”—Brightly, Best Middle Grade Books of Fall 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the fate of New York on their shoulders, can one girl and her mother outsmart the most powerful men of their time?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSTEM for Girls:\u003c\/b\u003e Meet Molly and Cassandra Pepper, a mother-daughter inventing team running a secret workshop out of their pickle shop, ready to prove that a woman’s place is in the laboratory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAlternate History:\u003c\/b\u003e Step into the Age of Invention, where historical figures like Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell aren’t just in textbooks—they might be the villains in a dastardly plot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAutomatons and Inventions:\u003c\/b\u003e From flying machines made of rowboats to an army of clockwork automatons, this story is packed with the kind of steampunk-inspired gadgets that defined an era of imagination.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFemale Empowerment:\u003c\/b\u003e A funny, fast-paced adventure about a girl who refuses to be told “no,” taking on the stuffy, all-male Inventors' Guild to save the city and claim her place in history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Walden Pond Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46940992307455,"sku":"9780062341976","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780062341976_s600x595.jpg?v=1781543973","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780062341976","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}