The Tower of Time (Max & the Midknights Series #3)

by Lincoln Peirce

Overview

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES • From the creator of the Big Nate series comes the third Max and the Midknights adventure!

"Fantastic! I loved it!" —Dav Pilkey, New York Times bestselling author of the Dog Man series

Everyone's favorite knight-in-training is back...to back! Max's twin is public enemy number one, and it's up to the Midknights to find her before time runs out! But dangers loom, including bloodthirsty trolls, murderous pirates, and even a ruthless king—or two.

Can Max and her band of loyal friends unlock the mystery of her past? Lincoln Peirce pens another epic quest in The Tower of Time, book three in the New York Times bestselling Max & the Midknights series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593377895
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	03/01/2022
Series:	Max & the Midknights Series , #3
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)
Lexile:	450L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Lincoln Peirce is a New York Times bestselling author and cartoonist. His comic strip Big Nate appears in over 400 newspapers worldwide and online at gocomics.com/bignate. In 2010, Lincoln introduced the self-styled “king of detention” to a new generation of young readers as a series of illustrated novels. In the past ten years, over twenty million Big Nate books have been sold, and Nickelodeon has created an animated series based on the character.

Max and the Midknights and Battle of the Bodkins, Lincoln’s instant New York Times bestselling novels for Crown Books for Young Readers, originated as a spoof of sword and sorcery tales. The Tower of Time reunites Max and her friends for a rollicking time-travel saga.

Lincoln and his wife, Jessica, have two children and live in Portland, Maine.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for the Max and the Midknights Series:

"A pleasing wrap-up." -Kirkus Reviews

"Max is epic fun!" -Jeff Kinney, New York Times bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series

"Consistently entertaining and enjoyable." -Kirkus Reviews

"The charming characters, smooth visual flow and snappy gags prove irresistible." -Booklist

"This is a quick-witted and fast-paced jaunt." -The Bulletin

"Fun, fun and more fun, Max and the Midknights will keep kids reading and chortling until the last page. And then they'll probably start over again.” –Shelf Awareness

"this mischievous medieval tale in characteristic cartoons by Big Nate creator Peirce will entertain young and adult readers with adventure and humor.” –Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

2021-12-15
Max and Mary uncover family secrets during a time-traveling mission.

In this third series installment, plucky Max questions her relationship to Mary and explores its roots. But before she confronts her, Max and her group of noble Midknights must first find Mary—a thief wanted for stealing food—and journey from their home kingdom of Byjovia to the realm of Klunk, Mary’s homeland and Byjovia’s sworn enemy. Along the way, expected hilarity ensues: pesky pirates, a dragon ride, much magical mayhem (including spells gone wrong that turn people into a cat and an apple), and copious puns and gags. Eventually, Max and Mary find the mystical Tower of Time, attempting to travel back in time and see if they can untangle their pasts in hopes of making a new future and saving those they love. With its medieval-inspired setting, rollicking antics, and zippy pacing pairing comics panels with bursts of text, Peirce’s newest offering is perhaps the most substantial plotwise, tying up loose ends from previous volumes with a happily-ever-after ending rather than a cliffhanger. However, the twists are not particularly revelatory; most readers will be able to easily guess the big reveal. Predictability aside, fans of the series should be pleased with the tidy ending. In the black-and-white illustrations, Max and Mary read as White; secondary characters present as having a wider range of skin tones and hair textures.

A pleasing wrap-up. (Graphic/fantasy hybrid. 7-12)

Kirkus Reviews