Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Shadow Hills by Jordan Quinn and Ornella Greco - ADVISABLE

Shadow Hills (Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly #2) by Jordan Quinn, illustrated by Ornella Greco
, 139 pages. GRAPHIC NOVEL Little Simon (Simon & Schuster, Inc), 2021. $18

Content: G

BUYING ADVISORY: EL– ADVISABLE 

 AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH 

Ruskin, the kingdom’s only scarlet dragon, is back from his most recent adventure. But it turns out that the enchanted lava rocks are missing, and must be recovered in order to prevent the firestorm that’s coming. Ruskin and his friends must work together to get the rocks back before it’s too late to protect the Kingdom of Wrenly. 

Readers of the Wrenly series are sure to enjoy this graphic novel rendition of the adventures these dragon characters enact. The story is simple--classic problem and solution/hero’s journey--all with a little help from good friends. Some of the pictures are a little freaky (a poop pile for good elementary school humor, and pupils missing from eyeballs on occasion), and those who enjoy this book will be glad for the cliff-hanger ending hinting at more to come. 

 Keri, elementary school teacher 

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