{"product_id":"the-lanternist-by-stephen-orr-9781925227840","title":"The Lanternist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAge range 9+\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1901. The slide clunks into the lantern, and Phantoms come alive on the wall. The father-and-son Magic Lantern team of Bert and Tom Eliot are masters of The Art of the Story. The only problem is that they are missing a wife and mother. Then one morning eleven-year-old Tom wakes to find his father missing, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Lanternist's apprentice is thrown out of home, forced to work for the arch-criminal Jimmy Sacks, arrested and imprisoned. Will he ever be able to escape with his new friend Max and make the long, flea-bitten, rat-infested journey to Sydney in search of his parents?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lanternist\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about stories, and how they show us a way through life, despite callous landladies, corrupt officials, criminal companions and the problems with living in incinerators. But mostly, it is about searching, and making your own endings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrated author Stephen Orr's first foray into young adult literature is a thrilling historical adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The Lanternist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eis a fascinating story about two lovable misfits searching for lost Family. Their journey takes them to the unfarmiliar streets of Sydney 1901. Funny at times and heart-wrenching in places, it's a story about mateship, mischief and picked feet! I loved the vignettes captured in the magic lantern slides. It's a magical Read.'  Zara, age 10, Subiaco, WA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46996370096364,"sku":"9781925227840","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781925227840.jpg?v=1763126543","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-lanternist-by-stephen-orr-9781925227840","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}