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*Starred Review* Gr. 4-6.
The second volume in the Edge Chronicles series, Stormchaser
is a rousing adventure tale with a story that's more complex and
satisfying than its predecessor, Beyond the Deepwoods [BKL
Jl 2004]. Sanctophrax, a city of academics that floats in the air
above Undertown, threatens to break from its mooring and drift away
because the corrupt Most High Academe has been selling off the
rare, valuable, and strangely heavy substance called stormphrax.
Although forbidden to accompany his father on a mission to secure
more stormphrax, Twig stows away aboard his father's sky pirate
ship and takes a pivotal role in completing the mission. With a
murderous villain who slices off his dead victims' toes, the story
is not for the fainthearted, but many young readers who crave
action and enjoy long books will find it a riveting tale. Stewart
manages the many characters and the frequent shifts of scene well,
driving the story at full throttle toward its inevitable climax.
Reminiscent of the ink drawings of illustrators from Pauline Baynes
to Robert Lawson to Dr. Seuss, Riddell's wonderfully detailed art
appears throughout the book to help readers envision this inventive
fantasy world and the many strange creatures that inhabit it.
Carolyn Phelan
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What fun! What excitement! What a nuisance. At least that's the
way Sister Bear feels. If it isn't being fed, burped, or diapered,
it's being dandled, cuddled, or kitchy-kitchy-kooed. Yes, Sister's
pretty fed up with the fuss everyone's making over the new baby.
Even the dolls make her angry, because they remind her of the baby.
Then Sister gets a special homework assignment and, with a little
help from wise old Mama, comes to believe that this new baby might
just be a nifty addition to the Bear clan.