The Forbidden Power (LEGO NEXO KNIGHTS: Knights Academy #1) (1) - Hardcover

Brallier, Max; Valdrighi, Alessandro

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1338041835 ISBN 13: 9781338041835

Publisher: Scholastic Inc., 2017

Synopsis

An all-new, original series from the mind of New York Times bestselling author Max Brallier! Life is tough for Fletcher Bowman. He's an orphan from the countryside who's just arrived at the prestigious Knights Academy, where he doesn't know anyone or anything about being a knight. Lucky for Fletcher he quickly makes one friend - the excitable Izzy Richmond. But when Fletcher and Izzy venture off-campus, they awaken a long-sleeping threat to Knighton that threatens to destroy the kingdom. They'll have to work together to defeat the threat -and avoid their principal's wrath- in the start of an action-packed, epic middle grade series that will delight both seasoned fans and readers new to the world of LEGO(R) NEXO KNIGHTS(TM). Featuring original artwork, and a rare Forbidden Power!

About this title

From the Author:

Max Brallier is the author of more than twenty books for children, including the Galactic Hot Dogs and The Last Kids on Earth middle-grade series. Under the pen name Jack Chabert, he is the creator and author of the Eerie Elementary series with Scholastic Branches. Max lives in New York City with his wife, Alyse.

Alessandro Valdrighi is an Italian artist from Tuscany. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence as a set designer. He has worked for more than ten years as an illustrator for various Italian publishers and in the video game industry. He lives in Siena.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 2–5—This first installment in a planned series features the hapless, shy Fletcher Bowman and his bold, wisecracking friend Isabella Richmond, first-year students at the Knights' Academy. Readers are likely familiar with the LEGO NEXO Knights' realm via the brick building sets, the app, the online games, the Cartoon Network TV show, the beginning reader books published by DK, or the short chapter books also published by Scholastic. However, Brallier offers enough explication that readers new to the franchise will be able to follow the action. In this new story, Fletch and Izzy confront snobby classmates and bend the rules to complete their first quest and compete in the "Combatition." In the process, they awaken a stone giant, nearly destroy the kingdom, and finally (at least temporarily) banish the villain. Fletch doesn't have Izzy's fighting skills or bravado, but he does have the feeling, which turns out to be "olden-days magic." Fletch must keep the feeling to himself, however, because Principal Brickland believes that "magic turns everyone evil." But Merlok 2.0 (a digitized hologram of the powerful magician) will probably help Fletch develop his skills in future installments. Brallier's plot zips along with short sentences and lots of quick action. Tongue-in-cheek humor and flippant, fresh dialogue keep the fighting from being too serious and the villains from becoming too scary. VERDICT Bound to circulate like hotcakes among LEGO fans. Recommended for most public and school library collections.—Jennifer Costa, Cambridge Public Library, MA

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1338041835
• ISBN 13: 9781338041835
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192