The Red Queen, the second book in The Hall of Doors series, follows Beth, Kennan, Jon, and Ben as they step through the door into a new adventure filled with a mysterious cat, a bubble-blowing cutterfly, and more confusion that you could shake a red-painted rose at!
Author's Note:
Upon finishing wonderful read-a-louds such as theNarnia series andThe Lord of the Rings with our children, I found my nine-year-olds clamoring for more "exciting" stories, stories they could read on their own. I pondered many hours that summer about their request; and then I thought, what if they could actually enter these wonderful tales and have their very own adventures? The Hall of Doors series was born in my imagination, starring my four youngest children as themselves.
Most of the exciting portions ofThe Dragon's Hoard take place in a world similar to that created by J.R.R. Tolkien in his wonderful story,The Hobbit. By reading great books likeThe Hobbit, we can enter amazing new worlds and fight battles against evil, or just explore and see what different places, people, and creatures are like. Only by reading can we go into the past or the future, fly in space, explore the center of the earth, or walk the lands of myth and legend.
Each book in this series presents the characters with a new character trait that they must master. The four children find themselves challenged to grow and develop in service to "The King they already know." At what point will they realize whom it is that they already serve? I challenge you to read on and find out.
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