Fluff Dragon (The Bad Unicorn Trilogy)
In this second of the Bad Unicorn trilogy, Max and his friends find themselves in the Malgrus (the magical realm). Why have they come from the future back to a long-ago past? Because, if they want to finally get home, they must get The Codex of Infinite Knowability back to the Wizard’s Tower so Max can reboot it. As expected, their trek is fraught with dangerous encounters. Although, once again, the prologue bogs down the story’s beginning, readers who bonded with the middle-school characters before will follow their brave, magical exploits here. OK, the Codex is repaired—but will the kids get home? Grades 5-8. --J. B. Petty