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Jake & the Giant

E.G. Foley (2023-04-26)

Subgenre
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

KidnappingAbandonment

Hero archetypes

OrphanReluctant Hero

Tropes

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Synopsis

NY Times and USA Today bestselling author E.G. Foley presents The Gryphon Chronicles, a new series of historical fantasy adventure novels that's as much fun for grownups as it is for kids Big Trouble... Reunited with his aristocratic magical relatives, and finally getting used to his own supernatural powers, orphaned ex-pickpocket Jake Everton, the young Lord Griffon, travels on his first-ever holiday to beautiful Norway. There, at an amazing Invention Convention, his cousin Archie, the boy genius, plans to unveil his marvelous new flying machine to the scientific world. But legends of the Viking Age die hard in Scandinavia. Danger strikes as famous Victorian scientists start mysteriously disappearing. When Archie vanishes, too, Jake races to the rescue. With the help of his trusty pet Gryphon, he tracks the kidnapper to his lair-only to come face-to-face with an angry Norse giant From the whimsical oddities of the Invention Convention to wondrous worlds of Norse mythology, join Jake and his friends on a giant-sized adventure full of hair-raising dangers and big laughs "A wonderful novel in the same vein as Harry Potter, full of nonstop action, magical creatures, and the reality that was Queen Victoria's England." The Reading Caf The Complete Gryphon Chronicles Series: Book 1 - THE LOST HEIR Book 2 - JAKE & THE GIANT Book 3 - THE DARK PORTAL Book 3.5 - JAKE & THE GINGERBREAD WARS Book 4 - RISE OF ALLIES Book 5 - SECRETS OF THE DEEP Book 6 - THE BLACK FORTRESS

Tags

Historical FantasySteampunk ElementsVictorian EraNorse MythologyMiddle Grade Adventure

Is Jake & the Giant appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Middle grade fantasy adventure with kidnappings and confrontations with mythological creatures. Violence is action-oriented but age-appropriate with no graphic content.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include kidnapping and abandonment.

Who'll love this

Kids will love Jake's magical adventures, his pet Gryphon companion, and the exciting rescue mission with Norse giants and Victorian inventions.