Fans of Shrek, Terry Pratchett and The Princess Bride will not be disappointed!
Philip Caveney is a copywriter from Manchester. He has had several adult thrillers published in the past but has now turned his hand successfully to children's books. He lives with is wife and 11 year old daughter.
Gr 7 Up-Sebastian Darke, a 17-year-old half human, half elf,, is trying desperately to help support his mother after his father's unexpected death in this lighthearted fantasy by Philip Caveney (Delacorte, 2008). Unfortunately, his father left some really large and successful jester shoes to fill. Sebastian knows all of the jokes and stories and has his father's props and costumes, he can't quite pull everything together in order to make anyone laugh. He's determined to make his fortune as a court jester. So, Sebastian and Max, a cynical Buffalope, set off towards the wealthy neighboring kingdom of Keladon to offer his services as a jester to King Septimus. Along the way they meet the small statured, but fierce soldier, Captain Cornelius Drummel who joins their group. The three companions encounter trouble and end up rescuing the Princess of Keladon and escorting her home, unaware that her evil uncle, Septimus, engineered the kidnapping plot. Read by Maxwell Caulfield's reading brings the characters to life. An amusing, heartwarming, story that is the first title in a new series that is sure to be popular with tweens and fans of medieval fiction and fantasy.-Jessica Miller, New Britain Public Library, CT Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.
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