Tuesday, June 17, 2014

The King’s Dragon (Three Thieves Book #4) By Scott Chantler –OPTIONAL

Chantler, Scott The King’s Dragon (Three Thieves Book #4) 112 pgs. Kids Can Press, 2014. $17.95 Content: Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: G Violence: G. GRAPHIC NOVEL
The fourth book in this fun series, we follow Captain Drake as his tries to find the three thieves. He just knows they are hiding out in a house of healing, a neutral safe house. He starts to think about his past, how he became a King’s Dragon, his special mission from the now dead king, and his disappointment in his position. His memories are presented in black and white in contrast to the present which is show in color. Will he succeed in his mission or fail the queens command?
This was a dark and complex addition to the series. I have the first 3 books in this series in my elementary library, but I won’t be adding this one. While interesting and a intriguing fleshing out of the characters, this book jumps up to a more middle school level. I was actually pretty disappointed to spend a whole book with the very serious Captain Drake, when the series has been so fun prior to this. Might be a decent series for a middle school library.

MS –OPTIONAL Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author.

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