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Seasonal: Kids Can Press Fall 2011
Sign of the Black Rock, The
By (author):
Scott Chantler
Illustrated by:
Scott Chantler
9781554534173
Paperback, Digest
English
Juvenile: Age (years) from 9 - 12, Grade (US) from 4 - 7
JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / General
Sep 01, 2011
$8.95 CAD
Active 6 x 9 x 0.31 in | 0.5 lb 112 pages Kids Can Press
Active 6 x 9 x 0.31 in | 0.5 lb 112 pages Kids Can Press
Joe Shuster Dragon Award 2012, Short-listed
Best Books for Kids & Teens, Starred Selection , Canadian Children's Book Centre 2012, Winner
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Young readers (and adults, too) will feel transported by the clever, intricate plotline and superb, sweeping illustrations of this second title in the Three Thieves series. The action resumes as our three goodhearted fugitives stop at a roadside inn during a ferocious thunderstorm. Narrow escapes ensue as Grig, the scheming and selfish innkeeper, endeavors to capture the trio and secure a reward from the Queen. Tensions mount further as the Queen’s Dragons arrive at the tavern, hot on the trail of the fugitives and immediately suspicious of the smarmy Grig. Will Grig get his due? Will the fugitives escape? And why hasn’t Grig’s gentle wife spoken a word in ten years? You can bet she’s got a secret.
Scott Chantler is an acclaimed graphic novelist and popular commercial illustrator. His epic historical-adventure series, Northwest Passage, was nominated for an Eisner award. He is the author and illustrator of Tower of Treasure. Scott lives in Waterloo, Ontario.
Readers should start with the first volume to get the characters' back stories, but here's an animated, breathlessly paced adventure that's just hitting its stride.—Kirkus Reviews
Touches of zany slapstick balance nicely with Dessa's continued resolve to find her lost brother, and Chantler's inviting cartooning captures it all with special aplomb.—Booklist
The faces are simple, but emotive, and the detailed line work in the backgrounds and costumes helps considerably in giving the fantastic world a believable dimension. The book has gentle slapstick moments, which add to its appeal.—School Library Journal
