Fantasy

The Land of Roar

Author Jenny McLachlan

  • Story

    Twins Arthur and Rose travel to the Land of Roar, a childhood fantasy land, to rescue their Grandfather who has been taken prisoner by the evil scarecrow Crowky. In an action packed adventure involving dragons, a hapless wizard and some fearsome Lost Girls, the twins work together to outwit the evil forces destroying Roar and in the process rediscover their close childhood bond which has become strained by adolescence. 

  • Why we chose it

    A very popular fantasy adventure with a beautifully imagined – and mapped – fantasy world. 

  • What a young reviewer said

    10 out of 10 – a great book to read. (Ethan, age 12)

  • First published

    2019, Egmont

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In this book, Arthur and Rose Trout are now eleven. They used to be great siblings until now. When their Grandad goes missing, they must journey to a land they created when they were younger, Roar. Meeting wizard-ninjas, unicorns and other unusual friends along the way they must journey to the Crow's Nest, where Crowky awaits... Another book I rated 10/10, but this one was very a fantasy book, I really liked taking a break from the spy genre, and this was a great one to read.

Ethan
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