writes a thrilling action-adventure story that keeps you on the edge of your bean bag chair (a very hard thing to do – you always sink into a bean bag chair…). i will admit, i stayed up a little too late finishing this book – it was that good! mrs. lee has a talent for writing fantasy for middle graders. she develops a world and characters that are exciting and adventurous but keeps it age-appropriate for her audience. the story flows well and has enough action to keep the reader wanting to read more. i really like how there are some new characters introduced in this book, and some old 