Book 1 Book one of the series, The familiars Accelerated Reader MG 6. Their familiars, Aldwyn the alley cat, Skylar, a know-it-all blue jay, and Gilbert, a tree frog who can see the future, begin a quest to rescue the boys. Still, there's a sad death near the beginning and reminders that Aldwyn the cat was abandoned by his parents as a kitten (though the reasons why may become clear later in the series). Three wizards-in-training are kidnapped by an evil queen. There's plenty of fantasy action and nail-biting moments - especially in the final scene with the deadly hydra - but the animal-filled illustrations lighten things up just enough so even skittish fantasy fans shouldn't find the story too menacing to handle. Parents need to know that The Familiars is the first book in a magic-filled fantasy series of the same name that shows three animals - a cat, a bird, and a frog - as the heroes. Aldwyn has dreams about when his parents abandoned him to fend for himself in the city.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kid's entertainment guide. Talk of past wizard battles involves beheadings and something called the Dead Army Uprising. They are chased by a bounty hunter and fall down a waterfall (Skylar breaks a wing), almost thrown into a boiling pot by huge tentacles, attacked by a giant beast in a cave and lots of leeches, and beset by a very menacing hydra - each head is deadly in a different way. Action scenes show animals in lots of magical danger. A sad death (hole through the chest), a fire, and a kidnapping of three young wizards at the beginning set the story in motion.
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