Backyard
or battleground? From the piles of mysterious recluse comes an
adventure so epic, no dwarf, fairy, nor dragon can take it on alone.
For Arty to miss a day of school, either he is very, very
sick or a fairytale-character turf-war has begun in his backyard — such as what
begins this particular Wednesday. First, he finds an ax-swinging, bearded,
sweaty warrior Dwarf scaring his dogs. Soon enough, Emma, Cry and other
middle-school friends also find fairy creatures — Elves, Spriggans, Pixies, and
a hoped-for Dragon — crashing into their normal homework-doing, backpack-carrying,
phone-charging schooldays.
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| Ah always like reading about m'a relatives! |
Why are these magical beings here? What should be done? Is
that axe sharp? Can Pixies be given aspirin?
Arty with his friends — and spying jerks, and questionable
strangers with long names — follow the clues and try to find out, even as
things turn dark and dangerous.
The mythical beings are taking sides. The Gwyllion, that
legendary Old Woman of the Mountains, has a sinister plan, turning the
neighborhood into a fantasy battleground. One that awaits young heroes.
Professor Welkin Westicotter Marplot, of Coillemuir, Scotland, is a collector of esoteric tales of global wisdom and curator of ancient manuscripts. He is a recluse and, as he claims, has been collecting and collating adventure and fantasy stories for over a century.
This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
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