BUYING ADVISORY: EL - OPTIONAL
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
Tim, a knight in training, and his friends are saved from falling to their deaths only to be thrown into a new quest. King Neptuna needs help getting his trident back from the knights who stole it. On their journey they encounter vicious beasts, pirates and their nemesis, Prince Ruprecht.
The quest story was fun and well paced. I liked that big words were used and defined (referred to as IQ boosters in the book). The illustrations are great and add to the overall experience.
The ages of the four main characters are not mentioned. The publisher lists the audience age as 7 to 10 and 4th to 6th grade. Throughout the book Princess Grace expressed her interest in and attraction to Belinda. This theme does not really fit for the target age or the quest theme and feels forced.
The ethnicity of the characters is not mentioned.
Reviewer: A. Snow, Librarian
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