{"product_id":"giant-by-nicola-skinner","title":"Giant by Nicola Skinner","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Readers will be laughing and crying all at once. This book is an astonishing, unique feat of the imagination'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e i News\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom critically acclaimed author Nicola Skinner, her most brilliant book yet - a darkly comic story about staying true to yourself and the people you love, even if it means tearing everything down . . .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere's absolutely nothing wrong with Minnie's island. Nothing, that is, apart from the earthquakes, which pull buildings and schools and houses down on a regular basis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLuckily, the island's inhabitants have found a way to fix their crumbling walls: giants. Giants look after human children, like eleven-year-old Minnie. When Minnie turns twelve, she'll kiss her giant, turning her into a stone statue forever. The stone will be used to repair buildings. And there's nothing wrong with that either . . . or so Minnie thinks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut when a dreadful earthquake strikes, Minnie realises she's not quite ready to say goodbye to her giant - not forever - not yet. So Minnie goes on the run, betraying her parents and everyone she knows. The secrets she uncovers on her journey threaten to pull everything down: and so begins a desperate race against time in which she will confront the truth about her island, her giant . . . and ultimately herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780008422462\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43019693785151,"sku":null,"price":8.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/8626\/8223\/files\/27144523482190.jpg?v=1773828837","url":"https:\/\/bookconnection.com.au\/products\/giant-by-nicola-skinner","provider":"The Book Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}