Melora Pineda

We begin with two best friends on a mission...to clear away some attic clutter and hunt down grandma's tablecloths. Exciting stuff, right? Umm, okay, so maybe not...yet at least. Flash forward to a mysterious journal and emerald discovered beneath the floorboards, words of unknown origin and meaning uttered without a thought, a brilliant flash of light where none should have existed, and a new scaly friends that should simply not be.

I gotta day, these two besties are certainly a matched pair. They stick for each other in good times and bad, playing to the other's strengths and boy oh boy are they about to be tested. Between putting up with the shenanigans of their boy duo counterparts, Buzz and Ethan, on a quest cross country (world? dimension?), understanding that some do better in worlds of fantasy than others, and they don't always have to be right, there are gonna be some sticky situations and hurt feelings that need mending. Can't say I blame them considering the situation, but still...Penny gets in a jab or two at Laci that set MY head spinning. Moving forward...

There are many more antics and dangers to deal with than simply the guys versus gals sitch...and many or much more deadly. We're talking vines with mind of their own, pirates that would just as soon gut you as they would laugh in your general direction, dashing young wannabe heroes faking their way through their latest (*cough*...first) quest, and BIG SCARY FIRE-BREATHING DRAGONS of several varieties...oh and Digger. He's not so scary though, just misunderstood. Their coming there may have been an accident, but their getting back to their own time/place is gonna have to be a team effort with all that lies ahead...

In the end, it was quite the exciting adventure, filled with twists and turns, betrayals and discoveries, love lost AND found. From the sound of things at book's end, there might be more to come too! Can we say wish list? Recommended for Children's Fantasy adventurers from the small to the tall.



**ebook copy was received for review, full post can be seen on my site**… (meer)