A royal guide to monster slaying

Title
A royal guide to monster slaying

Personal Author EPSB
Kelley, Armstrong

Summary
Twelve-year-old Rowan is destined to be Queen; her twin brother, Rhydd, to be Royal Monster Hunter. Rowan would give anything to switch places, but the oldest child is always next in line, even if she is only older by two minutes. She resigns herself to admiring her monster hunting aunt's glorious sword and joining her queen mother for boring diplomatic teas. But tragedy shatters the longstanding rule, and Rowan finds herself hunting the most dangerous monster of all: a gryphon.

Year Published
2019-2020

Physical Description
268 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Awards
2022 Young Reader’s Choice Award YRCA Junior nominee

Subject
Monsters -- Fiction.
 
Twins -- Fiction.
 
Mythical animals -- Fiction.
 
Magic -- Fiction.

Genre
Fantasy fiction.
 
Adventure fiction

Added Author
Daumarie, Xavière,

Summary
Twelve-year-old Rowan is destined to be Queen; her twin brother, Rhydd, to be Royal Monster Hunter. Rowan would give anything to switch places, but the oldest child is always next in line, even if she is only older by two minutes. She resigns herself to admiring her monster hunting aunt's glorious sword and joining her queen mother for boring diplomatic teas. But tragedy shatters the longstanding rule, and Rowan finds herself hunting the most dangerous monster of all: a gryphon.

ISBN
9780735265356
 
9780735265370

Publisher
Toronto : Puffin Canada, 2019.
 
Toronto : Random House of Canada, 2020.
 
©2019


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
HardistyF ARMBook30512000282267Fiction