About the Book:
Ten-year-old Andy Smithson is magically brought to the Land
of Oomaldee while he is doing dishes one night. Unbeknownst to him, he is there
to break a 500-year-old curse. Andy
learns that his quest is the Dragon’s Lair to find an ingredient critical to
breaking the curse - the scale from an elusive red dragon, the fiercest of all
dragon species. Andy nearly destroys the castle amidst adventures battling
fire-breathing dragons, fighting vicious vulture attacks, escaping
people-eating giants and more.
A middle grade (5th
& 6th grade) fantasy adventure that entertains while teaching uncommon life
changing narratives.
Publisher:
Createspace
ISBN:
978-1482312645
ISBN -10:
1482312646
Available in
eBook and Print
Publication
Date: April 2013
Genre:
Middle Grade Adventure
Overall Thoughts:
Those who follow or know me already understand my love of
fantasy novels, especially middle grade and YA. I have always found myself
drawn to these types of storylines since I was little, but if you add a hint of
mystery…I’m your new biggest fan. I love solving puzzles and trying to guess
what will happen next, and I certainly got both in the first book of the Andy
Smithson series. You not only have your typical fantasy with magical creatures,
wizards and castles, you also have a bit of paranormal with a pinch of mystery
as well.
I found as I reached chapter three of the book I had a hard
time putting it down. Last time this happened was when I read the Harry Potter
series. These are two very different types of books but I was drawn in the same
way. I enjoyed the little hints given but where I could totally guess the
outcome. The magical world created by L.R.W. Lee is vivid and the words easily
painted a picture in my mind.
I feel L.R.W. Lee has a possible winner here for middle grade
readers. Teachers and homeschooling parents will be able to use this book to
help teach core lessons about values, and the author has study
guides/worksheets on her website for such a task.
You can find
out more about L.R.W. Lee, her middle grade fantasy adventure series and her World
of Ink Author/Book Tour at http://tinyurl.com/bnfe6ax
Website: http://www.lrwlee.com
Twitter:
@LRWLee
Facebook: http://facebook.com/LRWLee
Places where
available: Amazon.com