The Land of Elyon #2: Beyond the Valley of Thorns

✍ Scribed by Carman, Patrick

• Book ID: 107298310
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 153 KB
• Series: Land of Elyon 2
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6–Mystery and adventure entwine in this second book in the series. Alexa and her odd companions (two men, one of whom is two feet tall; a squirrel; a wolf; a hawk; and a giant) share suspenseful and horrific experiences, such as escaping the Black Swarm (hundreds of deadly bats) and running from zombielike ogres on flame-covered hills with only jagged rocks and the Lonely Sea below. Dangerous scenes such as these lend excitement and fear as the group attempts to defeat Abaddon, an evil ogre who asserts his murderous will through lesser ogres and bats while chained in a great pit at the edge of the Tenth City. Carman provides enough background information for those who have not read the first installment. The text is poetic, full of childlike wonder, and well written, but the occasional lapse in action may make this novel unsuitable for some reluctant readers. These adventures seem daunting at times to mischievous Alexa, but fantasy fans will eagerly join in her quest.–Jessi Platt, Auburn Public Library, AL
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About the Author

Patrick Carman is the bestselling author of the Land of Elyon series, as well as the Elliot Park series, the Skeleton Creek series, and the Atherton series. He has also contributed to the bestselling 39 Clues series with Book 5: The Black Circle. He got his start as a storyteller weaving bedtime tales for his two daughters. He lives in Walla Walla, Washington with his family.