If you have a young reader in your home who enjoys fantasy reading, they will likely enjoy this work. It puts me in mind of a younger reader version of the Lord of the Rings. The benefits of a read such as this one is that it encourages kids through example to work together and seek out the best and moral course of action. I have to admit, I did not like the Spider King, but without being a spoiler, I can not really explain why or what happens next! Batson and Hopper did a great job on this book and the characters are three-dimensional and seem to be real and that is the best a fiction writer can hope for. It was a fast read as an adult, I easily polished it off in a few hours and that has a great advantage for any concerned parent; you can preview this book yourself in only a few hours and decide if it is right for your child. I think one of the most dangerous things a parent can do is give a child a book that they know nothing about and simply presume it is descent or proper for what they what their children exposed to. I believe this book is perfectly acceptable for the elementary reader and I thought it was a pleasure to read. Even as an adult, I enjoyed the book.
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