Kids who can handle it will find a lot to like in the three protagonists, loyal siblings who grapple with important questions of loyalty, honesty, hard choices, and, of course, good and evil. Younger readers may find the book a bit too intense, and be confused by the time-travelling sequences. There's some gore and graphic depictions, though after a few close battles, good triumphs over evil. Called A new Narnia for the tween set by the New York Times and perfect for fans of the His Dark Materials series, The Emerald Atlas brims with humor and action as it charts Kate, Michael, and Emma's extraordinary adventures through an unforgettable, enchanted world. It has a great deal of fantasy violence, and the three main characters are endangered by various monsters and other nasty, evil characters, including a powerful, witchy countess.

Parents need to know that The Emerald Atlas is the first in the Books of Beginning fantasy trilogy. The wizard smokes cigars, and the enveloping smoke has a magical influence.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. The worthless false-king of the dwarfs is a glutton and a drunkard, and encourages that lifestyle among his followers. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia and Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, and the action scenes reminded me most of J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter.

Not glamorized: The evil countessa drinks vodka and wine on occasion. The beginning portion of The Emerald Atlas reminded me a little bit of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, while the main body of your work read more similarly to C.S.

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