Return to Roar (The Land of Roar series, Book 2)
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By Jenny McLachlan, and and, Ben Mantle
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55 reviews
The magical new book in the bestselling middle-grade fantasy adventure series, The Land of Roar.
A series that celebrates the power of imagination and finding the greatest adventures in the most ordinary of places – perfect for children aged 8, 9, 10 and upwards, and fans of Narnia, Jumanji and How to Train Your Dragon. Featuring breathtaking illustrations throughout by Ben Mantle and stunning fold-out cover artwork. Twins Arthur and Rose can’t wait to go back to Roar, the fantasy world they get to through their grandad’s attic. Roar is a land of dragons, mermaids, unicorns, ninja wizards and where anything they can imagine can be real. But when they return there’s no time for exploring, because a message arrives from their scarecrow enemy, Crowky. WHAT’S IN THE BOX? The Box would always contain the things that scared the twins most – and if Crowky gets hold of it, Roar could be in more danger than ever. Soon they find themselves on another thrilling adventure, accompanied by old friends and new faces and seeing parts of Roar they’d almost forgotten. But will they get to the box before Crowky does? And if it opens, what will they see? Praise for The Land of Roar: ‘This funny, captivating story is filled with the painful pangs of growing up and the transporting qualities of imagination’ Guardian Jenny McLachlan is the author of several acclaimed teen novels including Flirty Dancing, Stargazing for Beginners and Truly, Wildly, Deeply. Before Jenny became a writer, she was Head of English in a secondary school; she now loves visiting schools as an author and delivering funny and inspiring talks and workshops. When Jenny isn’t thinking about stories or writing stories, she enjoys living by the seaside, cycling and running over the South Downs. The Land of Roar series is Jenny’s middle-grade debut. Ben Mantle began his illustration career early, picking up his first award in a local library colouring-in competition aged seven. He went on to study Animation at the Surrey Institute of Art & Design before working as an animator. Ben has illustrated a number of children’s books including Rudey’s Windy Christmas (HarperCollins) and Callum’s Incredible Construction Kit (Egmont) which won the 2013 Bishop’s Stortford Picture Book Award. He is also the creator of the award-winning The Best Birthday Present Ever!and The Best Christmas Present Ever! published by Macmillan Children’s Books. Ben lives and works in Brighton. TweetReviews
This book is followed by the part 1 book "The land of Roar"
Arthur and his sister return to roar to check if everything is good...
This book was definitely a good sequel to the first book. My favourite part was when Wininja swapped a t- shirt that Crowky was wearing with his own tight onesie.
This is the second book in this adventurous series and there was a dangerous box which kept popping scary things out specific to each character.
This was a fun read and I look forward to reading the final book in this series, The Battle for Roar.
I would strongly recommend this to all my friends.
I love how in the end Rose defended herself against her bully!
But I love all the characters, especially Win. Imaginary to him is amazing.
I love how in the end Rose defended herself against her bully!
But I love all the characters, especially Win. Imaginary to him is amazing.
It was a good book about to never let anyone bully you. And also to face your fears !!
It was a good book
My favourite person was Arthur because he never gave up on his adventure with his friends.
I would recommend this to anyone because it was friendly, funny, magical and adventurous.
I loved it
This book was great because it was adventurous and magical
I reckon that the 2nd and 3rd and so on books in this series are better than the last, isn't that true?
Wow,kazam again!
Yep Fiction interest me
Great
I would recommend it to anyone
I thought that this book was brilliant because of the description and the amazing fantasy world in which it was set.
It has been enjoyable to read about daring characters who have overcome their fears, like Rose who was very brave.
Return to Roar was a blast and was super exciting. I love that they journeyed all the way to the End and then found Mitch the mermaid/witch. It was so exciting and energetic and I liked how they found all of the characters that they didn’t want. It was a great book and I would definitely recommend!
amazing story
It was slow in places but it's a great story.
It adds on more to the first book in this sequel
Really good plot!
I live it
I really loved this book!it is literally full of magic and Hati's wolves were brilliant!
This book was incredible. It had at least 1 cliff-hanger a chapter. I can not wait to read the 3rd book in this triology.
i liked the book because I found it very funny
I really enjoyed this book. My favourite character was Grandad. I would recommend it to someone that likes adventure or fantasy stories.
i liked arther in the book
I preferred it to the first part and I love the idea of The End.
My favourite character was Mitch because she is so bold and she can do amazing magic!
I have enjoyed reading this book
This book has dragons and I like dragons, I read it with my dad and he enjoys it
