Kari Anne Holt is the author of Gnome-a-geddon, which received a starred review from Booklist, and Red Moon Rising, which Booklist said "will lasso readers and have them hoping for a sequel." She has also written several middle grade novels in verse including Rhyme Schemer and Brains for Lunch, which received a starred review in Publishers Weekly and was highlighted on the Texas Library Association's Annotated Lone Star Reading List, and Mike Stellar: Nerves of Steel, a nominee for the Connecticut Library Association Nutmeg Book Award and the Maud Hart Lovelace Award. Kari has recently contributed to the anthology, Dear Teen Me: Authors Write Letters To Their Teen Selves. Learn more about her at KAHolt.com.
Colin Jack is originally from Vancouver, Canada, and has illustrated several children's books. He currently works at DreamWorks Animation as a story artist and character designer and lives in the Bay Area with his wife and two sons.
"Buck survives to show emotional resilience, as well as an ability
to learn from his mistakes, and Holt leaves him, along with
readers, eager for a sequel."--Booklist, STARRED REVIEW
"Fans of Angie Sage's "Magyk," J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the
Rings," and C.S. Lewis's "The Chronicles of Narnia" should enjoy
this and what are sure to be subsequent titles involving the
plethora of characters introduced here."--School Library
Journal
"This is silly, clever fun for fantasy buffs, and a sequel could be
even better."--BCCB
Fans of fantasy series will feel the pain of main character Buck
and his best friend Lizzie as they impatiently wait on a very long
line for the midnight release of the third book in the "Triumphant
Gnome Syndicate" series. When the series's author surprises fans by
first showing up at the event and then mysteriously disappearing
into a cloud of smoke, Buck realizes that something odd is afoot.
His little sister Willy is also a huge fan and, like most little
siblings, annoys her big brother by wanting to be involved in
everything he is doing--including trying to solve the disappearance
of author Harold Macinaw. The plot thickens when Lizzie starts to
act strangely and Willy also disappears. As Buck and Lizzie
struggle to figure out what's going on, they meet an intriguing
little man, who explains that Macinaw has been kidnapped and they
must help rescue him. So begins this fast and action-packed story
that brings the heroes to Gnomeland on a quest to find the Troll
Vanquishing Mace and save Willy and Macinaw. Middle grade readers
will be eager to learn more about the Troll Vanquishing Mace and
solve the mystery. Fans of Angie Sage's "Magyk," J.R.R. Tolkien's
"The Lord of the Rings," and C.S. Lewis's "The Chronicles of
Narnia" should enjoy this and what are sure to be subsequent titles
involving the plethora of characters introduced here. VERDICT
Likely to prompt lively discussions on the true meaning of heroism.
Recommended for libraries where fantasy featuring magical creatures
is in demand--School Library Journal
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