(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Garry Parsons. Whether at Eddie's birthday party, on an island, or even in London, Uncle Morton's pet dragons, Ziggy and Arthur, wreak havoc for dragonsitter Eddie. Somehow everything always works out, though Uncle Morton avoids helping at all costs. Told in email exchanges and plentiful black-and-white illustrations, Eddie's humorous adventures make for engaging light fantasy. Review covers these titles: The Dragonsitter to the Rescue, The Dragonsitter's Island, and The Dragonsitter's Party.

Reviewer: Kari Allen

(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Garry Parsons. Whether at Eddie's birthday party, on an island, or even in London, Uncle Morton's pet dragons, Ziggy and Arthur, wreak havoc for dragonsitter Eddie. Somehow everything always works out, though Uncle Morton avoids helping at all costs. Told in email exchanges and plentiful black-and-white illustrations, Eddie's humorous adventures make for engaging light fantasy. Review covers these titles: The Dragonsitter to the Rescue, The Dragonsitter's Island, and The Dragonsitter's Party.

Reviewer: Kari Allen

(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Garry Parsons. Eddie must bring Uncle Morton's dragons to his dad's new Welsh castle (yes, a real castle). What's supposed to be bonding time with Eddie, Emily, Dad, and Dad's new girlfriend turns disastrous with dragons involved. Will Eddie's uncle ever come for his dragons? This third wacky Dragonsitter book is told through the series' engaging format of emails and "photo attachments" (Parsons's illustrations).

Reviewer: Kari Allen

(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Garry Parsons. Whether at Eddie's birthday party, on an island, or even in London, Uncle Morton's pet dragons, Ziggy and Arthur, wreak havoc for dragonsitter Eddie. Somehow everything always works out, though Uncle Morton avoids helping at all costs. Told in email exchanges and plentiful black-and-white illustrations, Eddie's humorous adventures make for engaging light fantasy. Review covers these titles: The Dragonsitter to the Rescue, The Dragonsitter's Island, and The Dragonsitter's Party.

Reviewer: Kari Allen

(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Garry Parsons. This British series opens with a desperate email from Eddie to his vacationing uncle: the dragon-sitting isn't going well. These two stories are told almost entirely through emails explaining the trouble caused by dragon Ziggy, with added layers from the subject lines and "photo attachments" (Parsons's illustrations). Humor and an engaging format make the series approachable fare for new chapter-book readers. Review covers these titles: The Dragonsitter and The Dragonsitter Takes Off.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Garry Parsons. This British series opens with a desperate email from Eddie to his vacationing uncle: the dragon-sitting isn't going well. These two stories are told almost entirely through emails explaining the trouble caused by dragon Ziggy, with added layers from the subject lines and "photo attachments" (Parsons's illustrations). Humor and an engaging format make the series approachable fare for new chapter-book readers. Review covers these titles: The Dragonsitter and The Dragonsitter Takes Off.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(3) 4-6 In this sequel to Island of Thieves, twelve-year-old Tom Trelawney and his uncle Harvey again set off on a treasure-hunting, villain-evading adventure: now to India after discovering the whereabouts of an ancient, extremely valuable relic of Tipu Sultan. Cinematic and action-packed, this National Treasure–esque middle-grade thriller delivers a breathless plot and a satisfying denouement.

Reviewer: Meredith M. Sittman

(4) 4-6 Tom finds himself on an unexpected adventure when a visit with his estranged uncle turns into a full-blown treasure hunt across Peru. A drug lord, car chase, buried treasure, and ancient mystery all collide in this novel, as Tom and his eccentric uncle search for the whereabouts of Francis Drake's fortune. A disappointingly flat ending puts the brakes on page-turning action.

Reviewer: Meredith M. Sittman