The Death of the Good Wizard oleh Wim Coleman

When middle-schoolers Gregory Guest and Yolanda Torres travel back to the land of legend, they find themselves in a completely unexpected story and a reality full of new dangers—including one very persistent dragon. This time, their adventures include an unexpected trek into the hazardous historical reality behind the Arthur stories. "A fascinating tale with elements of Camelot woven into a modern mix of science fiction and fantasy.… Will appeal to tweens because of the fantastical elements, and may even learn a thing or two about how legends come to be." Lisa Barker at Biblioreads http://biblioreads.blogspot.com/2011/06/death-of-good-wizard-ages-9-12.html Author notes, excerpt: www.chironbooks.com/Wim&Pat_Red_Monocle_series The Death of the Good Wizard is the second book in the highly-praised Red Monocle series. (You don’t have to read them in order!) “Three cheers and a heads up for the talented authors of the RED MONOCLE series!” Midwest Book Review RED MONOCLE—An adventure series about the importance of stories. Middle-schoolers Gregory Guest and Yolanda Torres face monsters, magic, and personal challenges when they follow an eerie passageway into lands of myth and legend. In their struggle against a mighty evil, they make surprising discoveries about themselves. International award-winner: "Children's Book Series" category of the 2011 International Book Awards Red Monocle 1: The Taker and the Keeper is also available as an ebook. Aided by their eccentric science teacher and a magical red monocle, Gregory and Yolanda travel into the King Arthur story to save their real world from a legendary threat. Red Monocle 3: The Invisible Foe (2012) introduces the African trickster Anansi, who first unleashed stories into the world. In further Red Monocle books young readers will delight in more great myths and legends.