This is the second in the ‘Bravepaw’ series for younger middle grade readers, following on from Bravepaw and the Heartstone of Alluria.
Titch, her offsider Huckleberry and their small puffling friend Dollop have become lost after saving their homeland plateau from the curseworms in Book One. Not knowing where they are going, they have the misfortune to come across Rotwood Mire with its resident Bogbungler monster.
Rescued by a warrior squirrel armed with a sword and a bow and arrows, they reach safety but discover that Briar’s home village is under the spell of a turtle wizard called Muskeg. The brainwashed squirrel residents call him Lord and give him all their gathered berries. Together, Titch, Huckleberry and Briar work out what is happening and set out to break the enchantment affecting both Muskeg and the squirrels, defeat the curseworm and restore Muskeg’s green gem to the Heartstone staff.
This action-packed sequel maintains the excitement and engagement of the first in the series. Lavanya Naidu has illustrated this volume as well and at the end inside the back cover the reader is informed that the series will continue with Bravepaw and the Fangstone of Flintfall.
Reviewed by Lynne Babbage
Age Guide 7+
Read an interview with L M Wilkinson about the ‘Bravepaw‘ series
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
L M Wilkinson is the award-winning author of twenty books for children and teenagers, including A Hunger of Thorns, Deep is the Fen and How To Make A Pet Monster.
She established the Inky Awards at the Centre for Youth Literature, State Library of Victoria. She has a PhD in Creative Writing, and lives in Melbourne with her husband, son, dog and three chickens.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
Lavanya Naidu is a storyteller with a passion for building worlds and developing characters with heart. The twilight zone where they meet is where the magic happens! She is a graduate in animation film design and over the last decade has illustrated several children’s books, worked on games and animation production (television and film).
When she isn’t drawing, Lavanya is collecting dinosaur models, embroidering, hiking, cooking and patting all the dogs. Lavanya grew up in Kolkata, India and now lives with her husband and their ever growing collection of plants in Melbourne.
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