Pearson, Ridley Shell Game (Kingdom Keepers 5), 544 p.
Disney/Hyperion, 2012. $18. Language: G; Mature Content: G; Violence: PG
(violence without gory descriptions of bloodshed).
The Kingdom Keepers are barely holding off
the Overtakers’ attacks on the Base.
Besides defending that, however, all of the Keepers are expected to
attend a cruise, as the Disney cruise line sets off to be the first ship
through the new locks on the Panama Canal. As soon as they step on board,
however, the fight continues. The
Overtakers have figured out how to involuntarily take over minds – and not only
have they suborned Cast Members , but they possess Finn’s own mother. Pearson brings in more characters, more
action, unending danger, but nothing in the way of victory, resolution or even hope
for the Keepers.
I am a huge Disney fan,
but I am getting kind of tired of 500 page books where the improbably actions
with in a couple of days and nothing of substance happens. How many more am I going to have to suffer
through before the KK’s start gaining even a little ground here? My enthusiasm for the original books in the
series has waned considerably.
EL, MS –
OPTIONAL. Cindy, Library Teacher.
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