What is Beast Quest?
If you have a 2nd, 3rd grade or even a 4th grade boy than you probably have heard of Beast Quest. The mantra is: Fight the beasts, Fear the magic. Adam Blade, the author, is the man behind these famous beasts from London. His obsession with historic battles, swords and shields led him to imagine and create this popular series about a young boy, Tom, the bravest warrior of them all. Check out the Beast Quest site at: http://www.beastquest.co.uk/default.aspx
So I decided after dealing with the obsession my 2-4th grade boys had with Beast Quest in my school I decided to take one home this summer and read it. I took book 1, Ferno the Fire Dragon. What a pleasant surprise. This begins the beastly adventure of a sorcerer who has placed a spell on all the beasts in the valley by placing a collar around their neck and forcing them to do evil things. Tom, our valiant boy, learns that he has a quest to search for all the beasts in the land of Avantia and set them free, a great destiny for a young 12 year-old boy. With the help of a young girl, Elenna, the two work together to unlock each of the collars on these beasts and set them free.
Each book in the series is a story about a certain beast that Tom needs to locate and unleash. I was worried that this series would have a lot of violence in it, but I was happy to find that in each story, Tom has to unlock the beasts collars with a key so that they can become friendly again rather than fight them to their death. There is no death, no violent killing, but rather a great fantasy series for children who love magical adventures.
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