Written by Drew Callander and Alana Harrison
Illustrated by Ryan Andrews (and YOU!)
Publisher’s Synopsis: Wildly funny and inventive, this interactive book pulls you, the reader, into the action. Yes, YOU!
You wake up in the fictional land of Astorya, where stories from our world come to life. You’re a real human being (we assume), and in this fictional world, that makes you a superhero. Armed with your trusty pencil, you have the power to create: what you write, draw, or scribble in the book becomes part of the story!
Only you can rescue Prince S. from the evil Queen Rulette. Aided by the Couriers–a French stoat with dangerous dance moves, a giant dung beetle, a fire ninja, a Pegasus-centaur-cowgirl and a super-intelligent femalien chameleon—you must write, draw, and puzzle your way through a hilarious adventure and prove that the pencil is mightier than the sword.
Ages 8-12 | Publisher: Penguin Workshop | ISBN-13: 978-0593093641
Buy on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2JWho9D
Buy on Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/2078/9780593093641
Welcome to Astorya, a world of stories...with the newest and greatest story starring YOU! Yes, YOU! Mightier Than The Sword places you, the reader, in the driver’s seat...erm, the writer’s seat...as you navigate this fictional world, armed with just a pencil, a notebook, your actual real human superpowers, and your imagination, as you help your new found friends save Astorya from the annoying Queen Rulette and her evil Rubots.
Drew Callander and Alana Harrison’s Mightier Than The Sword is a wildly fun and uniquely imaginative and interactive middle-grade book, reminiscent of old school Choose Your Own Adventure books. The authors, along with illustrator, Ryan Andrews, bring the wonderfully whimsical world of Astorya and its colorful inhabitants to life through laugh out loud humor, charming and fanciful imagination, and rollicking adventure! The world of Astorya, with its wacky places like The Land Under The Couch, Mt. High Yah, and its soda flavored Fanta Sea (just to name a few) and unforgettable inhabitants (a French stoat, dangerous dust bunnies, a sheriff pegataur, and many more), makes for a thoroughly engaging and cleverly captivating setting.
And best of all, readers will find themselves fully immersed in Mightier Than The Sword, as they literally help write and fill in this story and world. Fun fill in the blanks, games, puzzles, drawing opportunities, and more, will encourage and inspire readers’ imaginations and thinking skills.
Unputdownable and ridiculous in the best way possible, Mightier Than The Sword is stupendous, cleverly crafted fun that will entertain, engage, and excite young readers!
Written by Drew Callander and Alana Harrison
Illustrated by Ryan Andrews (and YOU!)
Publisher’s Synopsis: The exciting follow-up to Mightier Than the Sword, the humorous and fantastical interactive middle-grade novel which needs you, the reader, to get in on the action!
The second book set in Astorya places you back in the driver’s seat. You’re a real human being (we assume), and in this fictional world, that makes you a superhero. Armed with your trusty pencil, you have the power to create. What you write, draw, or scribble in the book becomes part of the story!
With Queen Rulette gone, and Astorya returning to normal, you decide to journey to Astorya’s Other Side, a place of monsters and mayhem, to hide the original Original forever. Surely nothing bad could happen to Astorya’s precious document there, right? But when the plan goes awry and digital doppelgangers are unleashed on the world, once again only you can save the day.
Write, draw, and puzzle your way through a hilarious adventure story that is unique to every reader! And, most importantly, prove that the pencil is mightier than the sword.
Ages 8-12 | Publisher: Penguin Workshop | ISBN-13: 978-1524785109
Buy on Amazon: https://amzn.to/38xltv8
Buy on Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/2078/9781524785109
Authors Drew Callander and Alana Harrison, and illustrator Ryan Andrews, return to their immersive and imaginative Mightier Than The Sword series with The Edge Of The World, another rollicking and engaging adventure! Once again, YOU the reader are the star of the show, the spinner of tales, the Word Champion, and you find yourself diving even deeper into the wild and quirky world of Astorya...this time it’s the Other Side you’re exploring.
Callander and Harrison bring to The Edge Of The World the same creative storytelling, slap-your-knee humor, and smart world-building that bursts off the pages of book one. The Other Side is as amusingly creeptastic and villainous as Astorya is wackily whimsical. Readers will have a lot of fun exploring this dark and strange world full of the baddest baddies. The adventure in The Edge Of The World is full of the best stuff: harrowing moments, reflections of the duality of man, and plenty of twists and turns. And of course, there are many new fill in the blanks, puzzles, games, and choose your own path sections to keep readers captivated and inspired.
Epically engaging and so smartly crafted, The Edge Of The World is another fantastic book in a stellar series!
OFFICIAL LINKS
https://www.mightierthantheswordbooks.com
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
One (1) grand prize winner receives:
A hardcover copy of Mightier Than the Sword
A hardcover copy of Mightier Than the Sword: The Edge of the Word
A paperback copy of Mightier Than the Sword
A personalized video message from Manteau—the lovable French stoat
Three (3) winners receive:
A paperback copy of Mightier Than the Sword
A hardcover copy of Mightier Than the Sword: The Edge of the Word
Five (5) winners receive:
A paperback copy of Mightier Than the Sword
The giveaway begins November 16, 2020, at 12:01 A.M. MT and ends December 16, 2020, at 11:59 P.M. MT.
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