{"product_id":"the-language-of-the-birds-9780593874523","title":"The Language of the Birds","description":"\u003cb\u003eA brilliant but solitary teenager must unlock ciphers, unearth buried clues, and reckon with the outside world as she pursues an ancient secret in this brainteasing, genre-bending conspiracy thriller.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A mystery, crime, adventure, and coming-of-age tale all wrapped up in a treasure of a book.\"--Janice Hallett, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Twyford Code \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A delight for readers who enjoy sifting through clues and poring over evidence alongside the hero, racing to see which of you can crack the mystery first.\"--Ernest Cline, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eReady Player One\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Arizona learns her mother's been kidnapped and finds a cryptic test accompanying the ransom note, she has no idea that she's just been enlisted in a treasure hunt, on the trail of an occult, centuries-old secret her father supposedly took to his grave. And if the prize at the end is real, it could shake the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis challenge would be impossible for an ordinary teen. But Arizona is anything but \"normal.\" An introvert trained by her father to be a brilliant solver of puzzles and codes, she has the skills to meet the challenge set by the kidnappers . . . and spring a few surprises of her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet against the natural grandeur of the Western landscape, Arizona navigates fiendish puzzles, unearthing ancient texts and buried conspiracies while forging unlikely alliances as she learns to navigate the outside world in ways she never has before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing an indomitable young heroine and a plot that ingeniously weaves together real facts into a treasure hunt of epic proportions, \u003ci\u003eThe Language of the Birds\u003c\/i\u003e is an endlessly surprising adventure that will leave readers wondering where the truth ends and fiction begins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e K. a. Merson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593874523","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44149985771565,"sku":"9780593874523","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_6e2c44e1-5198-4738-841c-b56e919b80cc.jpg?v=1757309511","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/the-language-of-the-birds-9780593874523","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}