Beyond the Valley of Thorns by Patrick Carman
	List Price:   $11.99 Unit Price:   $9.59 You Save:   $2.40 (20%) ISBN-10:   0439700949 ISBN-13:   9780439700948 Publisher:   Scholastic Inc; Orchard Books Series:   The Land of Elyon Ser. Category:   Beginning Readers Pub. Date:   September 2005 Pages:   220 Format:   Hardcover Ages:   9 to 12 Grades:   4 to 7
Awards
2007  Colorado Children's Book Award  Nominee/Honoree
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
The intrigue of Book One, 'The Dark Hills Divide' rises to a new level. A new, unexpected threat forces Alexa to confront giants, bats, ravenous dogs, and a particularly ghoulish mastermind in order to restore peace. Alexa thought her troubles were over when she defeated the man who had threatened to bring down Bridewell from within. But now that the walls around her land have fallen, a new, unexpected threat has risen from outside. Suddenly, Alexa is involved in a battle much, much larger than her own life . . . a battle in which she is destined to play a key role. In order to help good defeat evil, Alexa and her friends must venture farther than they've ever gone before -- confronting giants, bats, ravenous dogs, and a particularly ghoulish mastermind in order to bring back peace. When thirteen-year-old Alexa embarks on a mysterious quest, she finds her old friends Yipes the little man, Murphy the squirrel, Odessa the wolf, and Squire the hawk have been designated to help her.