{"product_id":"circle-of-heroes-isbn-9780061961144","title":"Circle of Heroes","description":"\u003cp\u003eAldwyn, a street-smart alley cat, pretended he had telekinetic powers so young wizard Jack would chose him as a familiar. Aldwyn then learned that he and two other familiars—Skylar the blue jay and Gilbert the tree frog—were destined to undertake a perilous quest to defeat Paksahara, an evil hare who’d been familiar to the queen.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eCircle of Heroes\u003c\/em\u003e, the third book of The Familiars series for middle-grade readers, Paksahara and her undead animal army control the Shifting Fortress. Aldwyn and his friends have to recapture it to return magic to the queendom of Vastia.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFans of The Guardians of Ga’hoole series and Erin Hunter’s Warriors books will love the mix of humor, magic, and animal adventure story in \u003cem\u003eCircle of Heroes\u003c\/em\u003e by Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eCan the familiars bring magic back to the queendom?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVastia is in a state of war. Led by the evil Paksahara, whose command of the Shifting Fortress gives her nearly unstoppable power, an army of undead animals is wreaking havoc on the queendom. With human magic still gone, it's up to the three prophesized familiars—Aldwyn, Skylar, and Gilbert—to capture the fortress and bring Paksahara down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it won't be easy. The three familiars must embark on a quest to gather seven descendants of the most ancient and powerful animals in Vastia. And to make matters worse, Aldwyn finds a troubling scroll that causes him to doubt the very truth of the prophecy that guides them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith inventive magic, epic action, and laugh-out-loud humor bursting from every page, circle of heroes is an extraordinary adventure you won't want to see end.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Highly entertaining. A perfect recommendation for fans of Kathryn Lasky’s ‘Guardians of Ga’hoole’ (Scholastic) and Erin Hunter’s ‘The Warriors’ series” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887961993445,"sku":"NP9780061961144","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061961144.jpg?v=1730227824","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/circle-of-heroes-isbn-9780061961144","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}