The story (lifted straight from the back cover): THE BOY is a nameless slave on a mission to uncover his true identity. THE GOBLIN holds all the answers, but he's too tricky to be trusted. PLAIN ALICE is a bookish peasant girl carried off by a confused dragon. And PRINCESS ALICE is the lucky girl who wasn't kidnapped. All four are tangled in in a sinister plot to take over the kingdom, and together they must face kind monsters, a cruel magician, and dozens of deathly-boring palace bureaucrats. They're a ragtag bunch--but with strength, courage, and plenty of deductive reasoning, they just might outwit the villains and crack the goblin's puzzle.
June Cleaver's ratings: Language G; Violence PG; Sexual content G; Nudity G; Substance abuse PG; Magic & the occult PG; GLBT content G; adult themes (Conspiracy, slavery) PG; overall rating PG.
Liz's comments: I thought this one was charming! There's plenty of action, strong characters both boy and girl, and some laugh-out-loud moments courtesy of the cheeky narrator. It would make a good read-aloud for upper elementary audiences.
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