{"product_id":"ginghams","title":"Ginghams","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn eerie middle grade mystery debut that follows a young girl who returns home to find the people of her little town, including her best friend, chillingly \u003ci\u003echanged \u003c\/i\u003eafter the arrival of the prim and proper Gingham family. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A rip-roaring adventure, but more importantly, a kids' power ballad to the importance of being yourself.\" --Gordon Korman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 12-year-old Joni Bird returns home from summer camp, it's clear something strange is afoot in Olive Springs. May, her usually head-banging best friend, now wears her hair in a tight bun and calls playing the drums \"unladylike.\" The ice cream shop only serves vanilla ice cream. The women and girls of the neighborhood all sport big pearl earrings and crisp cotton dresses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the heart of it all? The creepy new family in the neighborhood with their soulless, carnival smiles and retro fashion sense: the Ginghams. Everyone they invite to their Thursday night book club re-emerges as dead-eyed, smiling, Gingham-approved \"model citizens,\" all thanks to Mr. Gingham's lifestyle guide, \u003ci\u003eThe Pillars of Perfection\u003c\/i\u003e--and something even more sinister hidden behind his basement door. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough quick thinking and cunning, Joni and her friend Tyler set out to fight not only to get their friend May back, but to save their whole town from forever falling under the Ginghams' control.","brand":"T C Kemper","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47611673313516,"sku":"9781250404152","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781250404152.jpg?v=1778271698","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/ginghams","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}