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Synopsis
"Continuing Jack's quest to find his father, Jack, Kerry, and Corrie have passed through the gate into the peaceful summerland of Uaine. Hoping for a period of respite after all their adventures, they quickly discover that they have work to do. The power-hungry spellbinder, Bodrun, has stolen the copperplates-- protective magical talismans-- and released the terrifying nightshades into the world. These creatures stalk the night, searching for a way to break through to other worlds and wreak havoc. They will do anything to get their claws into the heartstone. With the Book of Ways to guide them, Jack and his friends must travel deep into Bodrun's lair, facing gargoyles, giant spiders, walls of fire, and shrieking all-consuming nightshades, before a final confrontation with the evil spellbinder himself. As Jack finds himself in the midst of this nightmare, he is forced to face what really happened to his father so long ago."-- Provided by publisher.
Is Jack Flint and the Dark Ways appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
This middle-grade dark fantasy features scary creatures (nightshades, gargoyles, giant spiders) and magical peril, but violence is age-appropriate without graphic detail. Jack faces his father's disappearance emotionally.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include monster attacks, parental loss, and peril.
Who'll love this
Readers will love following Jack and his friends through magical worlds as they battle scary monsters and face an evil spellbinder to find Jack's missing father.