{"product_id":"laddertop-volume-1-paperback","title":"Laddertop Volume 1 - Paperback","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\u003eOrson Scott Card\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEmily Janice Card\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHonoel A. Ibardolaza\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn original science fiction manga by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEnder's Game, \u003c\/i\u003e Orson Scott Card, and his daughter, Emily Janice Card\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty-five years ago, the alien Givers came to Earth. They gave the human race the greatest technology ever seen-- four giant towers known as Ladders that rise 36,000 miles into space and culminate in space stations that power the entire planet. Then, for reasons unknown, the Givers disappeared. Due to the unique alien construction of the Laddertop space stations, only a skilled crew of children can perform the maintenance necessary to keep the stations up and running. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBack on Earth, competition is fierce to enter Laddertop Academy. It is an honor few students will achieve. Robbi and Azure, two eleven-year-old girls who are the best of friends, are candidates for the Academy. They will become entangled in a dangerous mystery that may help them solve the riddle of the Givers...if it doesn't destroy the Earth first!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrson Scott Card\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the bestselling Ender's Universe series and its spinoffs. \u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpeaker for the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the only author to win these two top prizes in consecutive years. Card has also written the fantasy Tales of Alvin Maker and Mither Mages series. Card has written many other stand-alone science fiction and fantasy novels, as well as movie tie-ins and games, and publishes an internet-based science fiction and fantasy magazine, \u003ci\u003eOrson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Janice Card \u003c\/b\u003ehas read a number of audiobooks, including Card's \u003ci\u003eEnder in Exile\u003c\/i\u003e and Ben Bova's \u003ci\u003eThe Aftermath\u003c\/i\u003e. Card is an actor on stage and screen, a singer, and a writer. She also adapted and starred in the play \u003ci\u003eA Sepulcher of Songs\u003c\/i\u003e, based on a short story Orson Scott Card. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHonoel A. Ibardolaza\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning illustrator of children's books and manga, including \u003ci\u003eThe Greediest of Rajahs and the Whitest of Clouds\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in the Philippines.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 7.47 x 5.05 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 September 27, 2011\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 Laddertop\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47530971234525,"sku":"9780765324603","price":17.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/bNpCCr1eb39780765324603.webp?v=1772435923","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/laddertop-volume-1-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}