{"product_id":"building-903-paperback","title":"Building 903 (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat is \u003ci\u003eBuilding 903\u003c\/i\u003e by Lois Lowry about?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the tradition of her bestselling, award-winning\nphenomenon, \u003ci\u003eThe Giver\u003c\/i\u003e, Lois Lowry delivers a story about censorship,\ncomfort, complicity, and the radical power of books to open portals and unlock\nour humanity through our most powerful tool: the imagination.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTwins Tessa and Theo live in a world ruled by the tyrannical\nKoziris, where there are no dangers or rebels… or so they've been told. In this\nworld, citizens live long lives, and while many hate Koziris, they are\ncomfortable and safe. So, when Tessa's brother disappears, nobody wants to\ndiscuss it. But then Miriam, their 135-year-old neighbor, slips Tessa a key –\nnot only to her brother's disappearance, but to the source of all real magic …\nbooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAs Tessa and her parents begin their search for Theo, Tessa\nlearns that books not only tell us stories – they open portals and unlock our\nhumanity through our most powerful tool: the imagination. Once that truth has\nbeen revealed, Tessa won't be able to rest until she has retrieved her twin and\nsociety itself has been transformed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTwo-time Newbery-winner Lois Lowry has crafted a narrative\nthat feels at once prescient and eternal: in this world, the imagination \u003ci\u003eis \u003c\/i\u003ethe\nrevolution. Not only does \u003ci\u003eBuilding 903 \u003c\/i\u003esit in the same resonant space as\n\u003ci\u003eThe Giver Quartet\u003c\/i\u003e, but it is also a profound addition to Lois's enduring\nbody of work – and a testament to the strength and value of her voice, vision,\nand legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLOIS LOWRY,\u003c\/b\u003e author of over thirty novels and twice\nwinner of the Newbery Medal for The Giver and Number the Stars,was born on the\n20th of March 1937 in Hawaii. Her father was an Army dentist and the family\nlived all over the world. She went to Brown University, but left to get married\nand a raise a family of four children. She settled in Maine, and returned to\ncollege receiving a degree from the University of Southern Maine. She fulfilled\na childhood dream when she started writing in the 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46279648903375,"sku":"9780008836733","price":20.66,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_520951db-62cd-4f90-bd1a-c3945c824a57.jpg?v=1791516309","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/building-903-paperback","provider":"Popular Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}