{"product_id":"9781398561373","title":"Skandar and the Skeleton Curse : GO ALL IN for the National Year of Reading with the penultimate book in the biggest fantasy adventure series since Harry Potter","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: A.F. Steadman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 9 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 May 2026 by Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 416 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 198 x 30 | 298g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTAKE FLIGHT ON THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME  BOY. RIDER. HERO. Skandar Smith just wants to train to be a rider. But when the Island’s unicorns are struck by a terrible curse and the Commodore of Chaos refuses to investigate, it is up to Skandar and his friends to be the heroes the Island needs. Can they stop the curse before it’s too late?  GET READY FOR EPIC SKY BATTLES, DEADLY SECRETS AND FRIENDSHIPS THAT WILL LAST FOREVER. GO ALL IN and celebrate the National Year of Reading 2026 with these epic new editions of the international bestselling Skandar series, featuring brand new illustrated covers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for the SKANDAR series: ‘The most popular children’s fantasy hero since Harry Potter’ – Telegraph  Skandar and the Unicorn Thief was WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 and WINNER OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2023!  *Skandar and the Chaos Trials was the Number 1 bestseller in the UK Nielsen Bookscan chart, 27th April 2024 *Skandar and the Spirit War was the Children’s Number 1 bestseller in the UK Nielsen Bookscan Chart 30th August 2025 \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57070434877815,"sku":"9781398561373","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781398561373.jpg?v=1777979582","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781398561373","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}