
Hyperion Books for Children - Hyperion Books for Children
Release date: 2008-07-15
Hardcover
Author: Eoin Colfer
Juvenile Fiction, Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction, Children's Books/All Ages, Children: Grades 4-6, Action & Adventure - General, Fantasy & Magic, Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic, Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic, Fairies, Fiction, Lemurs, Magic




My 14 year old son and I both laughed out loud. There was something new to giggle about on every page (non-spoiler samples: the espresso-drinking toddler on page 10, the parrot who cries "Who's your mama?" on page 300...) This is kid's lit that an adult can have for dessert. It's the 6th in the series (they aren't getting old yet). We've both read books 1 through 5; probably two thirds of the gags are lost if you haven't. This series is just plain fun. It lacks the moral challenges of Harry Potter and the ostentatious vocabulary of the Inheritance series but it's got way more giggles than either. My 14 year old was around 9 when we started on both Artemis Fowl and Eragon/Inheritance. At the time he was more impressed with Eragon. Now we're reading Brisingr/Inheritance and he said, "Wow, this is lame," but he's grown into Artemis Fowl. We also just read Bad Monkeys, our break into adult fantasy. We both gave it a three.