{"product_id":"giant-by-nicola-skinner-9780008422462","title":"Giant","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Readers will be laughing and crying all at once. This book is an astonishing, unique feat of the imagination’\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ei News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom critically acclaimed author Nicola Skinner, her most brilliant book yet – a darkly comic story about staying true to yourself and the people you love, even if it means tearing everything down . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere’s absolutely nothing wrong with Minnie’s island. Nothing, that is, apart from the earthquakes, which pull buildings and schools and houses down on a regular basis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLuckily, the island’s inhabitants have found a way to fix their crumbling walls: giants. Giants look after human children, like eleven-year-old Minnie. When Minnie turns twelve, she’ll kiss her giant, turning her into a stone statue forever. The stone will be used to repair buildings. And there’s nothing wrong with that either . . . or so Minnie thinks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut when a dreadful earthquake strikes, Minnie realises she’s not quite ready to say goodbye to her giant – not forever – not yet. So Minnie goes on the run, betraying her parents and everyone she knows. The secrets she uncovers on her journey threaten to pull everything down: and so begins a desperate race against time in which she will confront the truth about her island, her giant . . . and ultimately herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47486091657452,"sku":"9780008422462","price":19.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780008422462-giant.jpg?v=1775726896","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/giant-by-nicola-skinner-9780008422462","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}