{"product_id":"the-winter-vault-paperback-2","title":"The Winter Vault - 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\u003eMichael Bedard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBjoern Arthurs\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Peter was walking the wall. On the house side, the snow had melted. But on the cemetery side, it still lay on the ground... Holding his arms out at his sides, he pushed off lightly from the tree and wavered for an instant between winter and spring.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile his mom is recovering from a breakdown, Peter travels to live with grandparents he barely knows. Nan and Pa are kind and caring, but Peter senses a strange silence between them, of some past unspoken pain. An old cemetery lies just beyond the stone wall at the end of his grandparent's backyard, and Peter takes to walking this wall - transforming into a high-wire artist whose exploits he knows well. And so it begins. An extraordinary cast of characters will enter Peter's life, drawing him into worlds he had never known to exist. Secrets and mysteries swirl like snowflakes above the ancient brick building standing among the headstones - the Winter Vault.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Bedard\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Canadian children's writer and winner of the Governor General's Award for Children's Literature. He was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1971 with a BA in philosophy and English. He began writing when his former high school teacher showed him works of Emily Dickinson and T. S. Eliot. Michael Bedard is the critically acclaimed author of several award-winning books for young readers. His novels include \u003cem\u003eStained Glass\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Darker Magic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePainted Devil\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Green Man\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRedwork\u003c\/em\u003e, which received the Governor General's Literary Award and the Canadian Library Association's Book of the Year for Children Award. He has also written several acclaimed picture books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Clay Ladies\u003c\/em\u003e, which received the Municipal Chapter of Toronto IODE Book Award. His major work of non-fiction, \u003cem\u003eWilliam Blake: The Gates of Paradise\u003c\/em\u003e, attests to his passionate interest in poets and poetry. Bedard currently lives in Toronto with his wife Martha. He has four children and six grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBjoern Arthurs\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning Norwegian-Canadian illustrator and designer based in Toronto and, for a time in Atlanta. A little on the tall side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.25 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451349680377,"sku":"9781988242637","price":20.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/eP5UsseMmx9781988242637.webp?v=1772053580","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-winter-vault-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}