FICTION

The Cave of Aaaaah! Doom!

by Jaden KENT
The Cave of Aaaaah! Doom! illus. by Iryna Bodnaruk. 112p. (Ella and Owen: Bk. 1). little bee. Mar. 2017. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9781499803938; pap. $5.99. ISBN 9781499803686.
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Gr 2–4—Ella and Owen are twin sibling dragons. Owen has a cold, and when he sneezes, balls of fire shoot from his snout. He prefers to stay in bed and read. Ella seeks adventure. She persuades her brother to join her on a quest to find Orlock Morlock, the wizard who can cure Owen's cold, tempting Owen with the opportunity to add ogre toenails to his collection. Ella neglects to tell her brother that the wizard lives in the Cave of Aaaaah! Doom! Things quickly turn hazardous when the two run into a dragon-eating ogre, get caught, and are outsmarted by Owen's worst nightmare—a vegetable wizard. Sketchy black-and-white drawings on almost every page supplement and enhance the text. This is the first book of the series, and the ending will leave readers wanting to find out what happens next.
VERDICT Filled with witty banter, gross-out humor, and lots of dragon "facts," this quirky, action-packed title will keep kids reading.
Reviewed by Paula Huddy, The Blake School-Highcroft Campus, Wayzata, MN , Nov 01, 2016

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