{"product_id":"the-monster-in-the-lake-isbn-9781536214949","title":"The Monster in the Lake","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen wild magic starts causing trouble at the park, wizard Kit and her friends investigate—and find themselves on another journey to save the world. A lively and witty sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Dragon in the Library.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKit may be the youngest wizard ever, but she sure doesn’t feel like the best wizard. Her magic just keeps going wrong, and other weird stuff is happening, too: talking animals, exploding fireballs, and a very strange new arrival in the local park. Even Dogon (the half dog, half dragon) is droopy! So Kit and her two best friends—animal-whispering Alita and studious Josh—set off with Faith the librarian to investigate this wild magic that’s causing so much commotion. Their journey takes them to a Scottish loch, where they meet an eco-conscious wizard and some very grumpy mermaids (careful, they pinch!). But the danger is greater than they imagined, and it will take everybody’s help to set things right again. This action-packed adventure features plenty of humor, a diverse cast, and delightful illustrations.The well-developed contemporary magical world enhanced by genuine humor, plenty of action, and lively illustrations allows readers to believe that magic could really exist around them. . . ticks all the fantasy boxes that young fans of the genre enjoy and is completely accessible to readers new to the series. . . . Great fun for those who love a bit of magic and mystery. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003cb\u003eLouie Stowell \u003c\/b\u003estarted her career writing carefully researched books about space, ancient Egypt, politics, and science, but she eventually lapsed into just making stuff up. She likes writing about dragons, wizards, vampires, fairies, monsters, and parallel worlds. Louie Stowell, a longtime publishing professional, lives in London with her wife, Karen; her dog, Buffy; and a creepy puppet that is probably cursed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavide Ortu\u003c\/b\u003e is an Italian artist who began his career in graphic design before discovering children’s book illustration. He is on a quest to conjure colorful and fantastic places where time stops to offer the biggest emotions to the smallest people. Davide Ortu lives in Spain.This new notebook belongs to Josh. Hands off if you are not Josh. If you ARE Josh, please read on. \u003cbr\u003e   If you are Alita or Kit, you can read over my shoulder if you like but no adding anything. \u003cbr\u003e   And if you are Kit, no getting dirt on this book. It’s new!\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Dear Future Josh,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e You will probably have many exciting things happen to you in the future, where you live, so here are a few notes to help you remember the exciting things that have already happened. \u003cbr\u003e   By the way, are you running the country yet? Did you stop global warming? Are you a famous writer? I can’t wait to get to the future to find out!\u003cbr\u003e   Here’s what’s happened recently. At the beginning of the summer, our friend Kit discovered that she’s a wizard—the youngest one in the world as far as I know, and I know a lot. Alita and I discovered that we aren’t wizards yet (boo), but we did help to save the world (yay). Here are some other important facts you need to know about wizards and our summer so far . . .\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e   Wizards are real, but they don’t all have long white beards or pointy hats. They DO have cloaks, though, and our local wizard, Faith Braithwaite, wears a lot of dangly star earrings and very bright lipstick.\u003cbr\u003e   Every wizard has a second job: running a library. This is because underneath every library sleeps a dragon. If that dragon wakes up, terrible things happen. So when a librarian tells you to shush in a library, it’s to save the world from fire and chaos, not because they’re trying to spoil your fun.\u003cbr\u003e   At the start of the summer, an evil businessman named Hadrian Salt tried to wake the dragon under our library because he wanted to use its power to become a wizard. Kit, Alita, Faith, and I stopped him, using magic, books, and our brains. My brain in particular.\u003cbr\u003e   Some books in our library are magical, and I’m not allowed to read them out loud unless Faith is there. Book spells are so powerful that the spells can start working even if you’re not a wizard. There are other magical books, too, called portal books. You can use them to travel huge distances between libraries. \u003cbr\u003e   Portal books are also really fun because it’s like you’re inside the book. For example, there’s one that’s a book about gardening and you get to walk through all these beautiful gardens. The ones with dangerous animals and monsters in them aren’t as fun, though.\u003cbr\u003e   Beneath the library is a forest that we like to call the Book Wood. It’s also known as the stacks, and it’s where all the really magical books are kept. Over time, some of those books turned back into trees, and their pages turned into trunks and leaves, covered in spells. I am DEFINITELY not allowed to read the spells on the book trees. They’re some of the most powerful spells in existence, and apparently I might blow myself up. Kit’s not allowed to read them yet, either. \u003cbr\u003e   I think that’s it. Oh, wait, no. I haven’t said anything about the dragon who sleeps under our library! She’s called Draca, and it’s part of our job to read to her—it helps her stay asleep and makes sure her dreams are full of stories. \u003cbr\u003e   Me and Alita have been helping Kit train to become a wizard. Faith is teaching her because Kit is too young to go to the Wizard Academy. Kit’s getting better at magic, but she still makes a lot of mistakes. She also doesn’t like reading, so it’s up to me and Alita to learn all about how magic works so we can tell her when she’s wrong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Josh out!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   PS: Josh forgot to add that there’s a half dragon, half dog named Dogon who lives in the library. Dogon is the sweetest little creature that ever lived. He breathes the cutest fire. Also, it’s mostly Josh who’s always telling Kit she’s wrong. \u003cbr\u003e   Alita xxx\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e   I TOLD YOU NO ADDING ANYTHING, ALITA! AND I DON’T ALWAYS TELL KIT SHE’S WRONG—ONLY WHEN SHE IS WRONG!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   PPS Come on, guys, you’ve been riting in this notebook for practically HOURS. Let’s go and do something fun. This is summer, not skool! \u003cbr\u003e   Kit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   KIT, THIS IS MY BOOK. STOP WRITING IN IT! YOU DON’T EVEN LIKE WRITING! YOU DIDN’T EVEN SPELL “WRITING” RIGHT! AND WE CAN GO OUTSIDE WHEN I AM DONE. \u003cbr\u003e   OK. I AM DONE.\u003cbr\u003e   Josh out again, with this notebook going in a SAFE place this time.","brand":"Walker Books US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233714909413,"sku":"NP9781536214949","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781536214949_d05c94c9-6400-483c-a78f-2812d99bcd31.jpg?v=1767740554","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-monster-in-the-lake-isbn-9781536214949","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}