#34 Kingdom Keepers III: Disney In Shadow by Ridley Pearson
The Kingdom Keepers (with two unofficial members) must save their Imagineer friend, Wayne, from the Overtakers, who are running rampant in Epcot Center.
#35 The Giver by Lois Lowry
Jonas, who lives in a "perfect" community where differences don't exist and choices are premade for everyone (what job who have, who you marry, what kids you are assigned to raise), is turning twelve and is to find out what job he is to train for, for his adult life. But instead of being assigned, he is "selected" to become the new Receiver of Memory - the most important job in the entire community. Because, you see, people have no memories of life before "Sameness" - so no memories of things like love, war, joy, sorrow, even things like music and colors. Jonas realizes that his community is not so perfect after all, and wonders what he can do to change that.
One of my favorite books ever. I read this one to my daughters and they fell in love with it too and are currently reading the graphic novel version, which I have also read and is extremely faithful to the source material.
#36 Polar Nights by Jen Calonita and Mari Mancusi
A brand new Frozen adventure! To steal the summary from Amazon:
Anna, Queen of Arendelle, has been tirelessly preparing for the Polar Night’s Celebration that is held every year to welcome the time when the sun doesn’t rise in the Polar Circle. She has been working so hard, her fiancé Kristoff suggests she take a night off to visit her sister Elsa, the Snow Queen. Anna loves the idea. Accompanied by Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf, Anna reunites with Elsa in the Enchanted Forest.
After telling spooky stories around the campfire, Olaf swears that one of the creatures of their tales has come to life! Who else is responsible for the sudden onset of storms and the earlier than normal darkening of the skies? Why else is everyone starting to become so forgetful?
Anna and Elsa join forces to determine what is going on. Together they recall Kristoff’s terrifying tale about a princess who turned into a draugr―an undead creature that steals memories in an effort to make others forget the misdeeds it committed when it was alive. Is it possible that Kristoff inadvertently unearthed memories of a draugr, and thus unleashed the monster upon Arendelle? Anna and Elsa must uncover the real story behind the tale before everyone in Arendelle forgets who they are and is cast into darkness forever….
A delightful read, if not a little predictable for the adults, but my daughters were hanging on every word! And, let's face it, as a Disnerd, I'll devour any new tales I can find.
