Don't miss The Rise of the Guardians , soon to be a major motion picture in theaters November 2012. Forget the bunny trail. E. Aster Bunnymund is on a warpath. In this second chapter book in William Joyce's The Guardians series, sometimes you have to crack a few eggs. Pitch, the Nightmare King, and his Fearlings had been soundly driven back by Nicholas St. North and company in the first Guardians' adventure. But now Pitch has disappeared completely--and out of sight does NOT make for out of mind. It seems certain that he's plotting a particularly nefarious revenge, and the Guardians suspect he might have gone underground. But how can they find him there? Enter E. Aster Bunnymund, the only emissary of the fabled brotherhood of the Pookas--the league of philosophical warrior rabbits of imposing intellect and size. Highly skilled in martial arts (many of which he invented himself), Bunnymund is brilliant, logical, and a tunnel-digger extraordinaire. If the Guardians need paths near the Earth's core, he's their Pooka. He's also armed with magnificent weapons of an oval-sort, and might just be able to help in the quest for the second piece of the Moonclipper . This second book in The Guardians series is about much more than fixing a few rotten eggs--it brings the Guardians one step closer to defeating Pitch
If I thought the first book was great, I clearly wasn't prepared for this one to be even better. The world building is phenomenal, and the way new characters are introduced is great. My only complaint is that my copy didn't come with a book jacket for some reason...even though it seemed like it was going to when I bought it.
This book was a little darker than the first, and I have a feeling that's going to be a prevailing theme throughout the rest of the series. I still think 9 or 10 is probably the target age for this, but the books are really great, so I think it just depends on your kids.
Super excellent series! I can't wait to read the rest of it!
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