Friday, July 23, 2010

Deltora Quest series

AUTHOR: Emily Rodda (AUST) (2000)


NOTES: Deltora Quest 1: 8-book series. ~ 120 pages, 16 chapters, medium/small print. The characters must solve puzzles that children will delight in (mirror-image writing, people talking backwards, riddles). Some parts could be quite scary for some young children.
Deltora Quest 2: 3 books; Quest 3: 4 books.
Also includes How to Draw Deltora Monsters/Dragons books, Deltora Quiz book, Tales of Deltora, Deltora Monsters.
Includes a website, card game, video game, cartoon (anime).


ISSUES: good vs evil, friendship, trust, responsibility, courage, coming-of-age.


PLOT: A group of young people search for the keys to release their land from the clutches of the evil Shadow Lord. In their travels they must discern good from evil, and learn that what you see initially is not always the truth.


AGES: 8-12 GENRE: Fantasy, Adventure RATING: 5 stars

Source: http://journeyofalibrarian.blogspot.com/2010/07/deltora-quest-series.html


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