Palace of Dreams
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2013 · Est. 7 hour read

Palace of Dreams

Written by Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson · Illustrated by Dave Phillips

Book #4 in the The Familiars series

A curse strikes the queen, and three magical animals must clear their names.

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323 pages· 50,851 words· Est. 7 hour read
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Aldwyn the cat, Skyler the blue jay, and Gilbert the tree frog are thrust into peril when a royal celebration turns disastrous. Accused of cursing Queen Loranella, they escape the palace dungeons and embark on a daring quest to prove their innocence. As they journey across Vastia and into the mystical realm of dreams, they must unravel a conspiracy that threatens the queendom. Can these unlikely heroes uncover the truth before it's too late? Adventure, magic, and mystery await in their most extraordinary challenge yet.

From the publisher

The familiars Aldwyn the cat, Skyler the blue jay, and Gilbert the tree frog are off on an all-new adventure in the series that Michael Buckley, bestselling author of The Sisters Grimm and NERDS series, says combines the magic of Harry Potter and the adventure of Warriors. With inventive magic, laugh-out-loud humor, and a mysterious conspiracy that will take all the familiars’ wits to unravel, Palace of Dreams is the familiars’ most extraordinary adventure yet.Peace has returned to the queendom of Vastia. Paksahara has been defeated, and the three familiars Aldwyn, Skyler, and Gilbert are the heroes to thank. But when a birthday celebration at the palace goes dreadfully wrong, and Queen Loranella falls victim to a curse, it seems the familiars are the prime suspects. After narrowly escaping the palace dungeons, they’ll have to embark on a quest to clear their names–a quest that will lead them across Vastia and even into the magical land of dreams.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
323
Words
50,851
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
790L
Themes & topics
Books about animalsBooks about magicBooks about petsBooks about social themesBooks about social issues
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.5
F&P level
~S
AR points
8
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
163748
Publication
Published
December 23, 2013
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780062120298

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