{"product_id":"the-neverending-story-hardcover","title":"The Neverending Story - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Ende\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRalph Manheim\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead the book that inspired the classic coming-of-age film before it's back onscreen in select theaters this September! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From award-winning German author Michael Ende, \u003ci\u003eThe Neverending Story \u003c\/i\u003eis a classic tale of one boy and the book that magically comes to life.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Bastian happens upon an old book called \u003ci\u003eThe Neverending Story\u003c\/i\u003e, he's swept into the magical world of Fantastica--so much that he finds he has actually become a character in the story! And when he realizes that this mysteriously enchanted world is in great danger, he also discovers that he is the one chosen to save it. Can Bastian overcome the barrier between reality and his imagination in order to save Fantastica? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"An instantaneous leap into the magical . . . Energetic, innovative, and perceptive\"\u003ci\u003e--The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A trumpet blast for the imagination.\"\u003ci\u003e--Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Ende\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, in 1929. After attending drama school from 1948 to 1950, he worked variously as an actor, a writer of sketches and plays, a director of the Volkstheater in Munich, and a film critic for the Bavarian broadcasting company. His first novel for children, \u003cb\u003eJim Knopf and Lukas the Engine Driver\u003c\/b\u003e, was published in Germany in 1960 to great popular and critical acclaim, and both radio and televsion series based on the \u003cb\u003eJim Knopf\u003c\/b\u003e books were soon produced. In 1973 he published another award-winning children's novel, \u003cb\u003eMomo\u003c\/b\u003e. When \u003cb\u003eThe Neverending Story\u003c\/b\u003e was first published in Germany in 1979 it immediately became the number-one bestseller arnd remained in that position for three years. It has since been published in many different languages all over the world, including Japanese, and has enchanted readers in each country in which it has appeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.3 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Neverending Story\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45580379750444,"sku":"9780525457589","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/T2oxaGlPbGxyS3BudEhIZmFzREdydz09.webp?v=1780048214","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/the-neverending-story-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}