Odge Gribble, a young hag, accompanies an old wizard, a gentle fey, and a giant ogre on their mission through a magical tunnel from their Island to London to rescue their king and queen’s son who had been stolen as an infant.

Liz says:

“I absolutely love this book. Ibbotson’s writing is reminiscent both of Roald Dahl and J, K, Rowling. This book does have some similarities with Harry Potter but don’t be fooled, this was published first. This is a thoroughly enjoyable fantasy adventure with very colorful characters. I would recommend this to 4th and 5th graders.”