Squire & Knight: Wayward Travelers (Squire & Knight #2)
Scott Chantler
First Second
Published October 15, 2024
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About Squire & Knight: Wayward Travelers
In the second volume of this middle-grade graphic novel series, our heroes search for the mysterious school of wizardry, but are thwarted at every turn by thick mist, winding woods and fearsome creatures!
Our heroes are lost.
Squire and Sir Kelton have promised to get Cade to the school of wizardry. Strangely though, the path they’ve taken has brought them into a bewildering, misty forest, rife with fearsome gnolls and a boisterous rival knight. To get them out, Squire tries every trick in the book, but books don’t hold all the answers. Can he muster up his confidence, remember his duties, and find a way to escape the forest?
My Review
This fun continuation of the Squire & Knight series delivers more of the humor and thoughtfulness from the first book. One of the things I liked a lot is that this is a different story from the first one. In the first book, the squire uses intelligence to figure out whether a dragon is the true source of a village’s problems. In this book, the squire still depends on intelligence and things he learned from books to aid him when he’s in trouble, but the story points up the fact that not every problem can be solved that way. And, intelligent people are as vulnerable to overlooking things out of pride as strong people are.
This story has a small cast of characters, with a few notable new ones. Cade, the boy that Sir Kelton has promised to accompany to Wizard School, is a cute character who adds a lot to the story. He seems in awe of Sir Kelton at first, but as the journey continues, he adds many of his own observations to the story. I liked him and especially enjoyed the surprising comments he made later in the book.
I’m still a fan of the series, and I’m excited to see what adventures Squire and Sir Kelton get up to next.
Content Notes
Recommended for Ages 8 to 12.
Representation
Human characters are white. There are some monster characters each based on a different breed of dog.
Profanity/Crude Language Content
None.
Romance/Sexual Content
None.
Spiritual Content
The story contains fantasy characters and monsters. Some monsters believe they need to sacrifice captives to appease their god.
Violent Content
Situations of peril. A group of dog-like monsters threaten to kill and eat their captives.
Drug Content
None.
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I’ll bet young middle-graders will like this series. It sounds pretty cute. Thanks for the post.
This sounds a fun series and one with a lot of appeal! I’m intrigued by the character of Cade! Thanks for sharing!
This sounds like a fun read that is character-driven. Always looking for books with a different twist. Will check it out. Thanks for sharing!
This sounds like a fun series. I’m adding it to my TBR list even though I don’t read graphic novels. Thanks.
Hi Natalie! Thanks for adding it to your list. It’s a super quick read, so it’ll be easy to slip in between other books on your TBR. Hope you have a great week!
I can’t wait to read this! I love adventures mixed with dragons and plenty of problems – some non-human
Yes! It’s a fun one for sure. Thanks, Sue. 🙂
From the cover I was thinking graphic novel for some reason, sounds like a good continuation to the series. Will keep an eye out for it. Happy MMGM!
Hi Brenda! It is a graphic novel. 🙂 Hope you enjoy the book when you get a chance to check it out. 😀
What a fun and imaginative series. The main characters and plot have me adding this one to my feature read list. Thanks for including your review on this week’s MMGM.
Yay! Glad to hear it interests you. I hope you have a great week. 🙂