Summer+of+the+Sea+Serpent

Summer of the Sea Serpent   (A Merlin Mission/Magic Tree House)    Written by: Mary Pope Osborne    Reviewed by: FS, Age 9 This book is about a happy and interesting summer solstice. The main characters are Jack and Annie who always go on adventures. Other characters are Merlin a magician, Teddy one of Jack and Annie’s friends, Kathleen a Selkie, a frightening Sea Serpent and many others. The book takes place in a city in the past called Camelot. This book is mainly about Jack and Annie who get a mission from Merlin the magician. The only thing they have to help them solve the mission and show them the way is a short riddle written on a shell. On the mission they meet an old friend who can help them.

This book is good because it is funny, interesting, and sometimes sad. An example of an interesting part is when a spider queen saves Jack and Annie from death. First Annie doesn’t want to trust the spider queen but then Jack tells her to trust the spider queen.

I recommend this book to girls and boys who like to read adventure stories in grades 3-5 / ages 8-10.