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Synopsis
Dido Twite is on her wildest adventure yet. On her way back to London aboard the Thrush, Dido and crew are summoned to the aid of the tyrannical queen of New Cumbria. Her island is an infernal place where birds carry off men and fish eat human flesh. The queen is greatly distressed because a neighbouring king has stolen her lake. Dido faces fire, flood, wild beasts and, ultimately, threat of execution in order to get the lake back. Is she equal to the challenge? A rich mixture of legend, fantasy, humour and pure snowballing adventure.
Is The Stolen Lake appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
Parents should know this contains peril and danger appropriate for middle grade readers, including mentions of man-eating fish, birds carrying off people, and threat of execution, but handled in the adventurous tone typical of classic children's fantasy.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include captivity, death, and animal harm (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Kids will love following Dido through this wild, impossible adventure filled with bizarre dangers, humor, and the challenge of outsmarting a tyrannical queen.