The Greatest Heist in Joviala
The Greatest Heist in Joviala
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Aladdin
Annotation: A girl fights to free her sister from a curse while a beautiful mountain is at risk of being turned into a theme park in... more
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #848960
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Publisher: Aladdin
Copyright Date: 2024
Edition Date: 2024 Release Date: 11/19/24
ISBN: 1-665-92778-X
ISBN 13: 978-1-665-92778-9
Dewey: Fic
Language: English
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Kirkus Reviews

When a corporation unveils a plan to move a dormant volcano to make room for an amusement park, only 11-year-old Shmebecca Ferguson sees a problemOf all the happy folk in the peaceful (if earthquake-prone) land of Joviala, only Shmebecca objects to having her beloved Mount Saint Helenhunt forcibly relocated by Shmebenezer Eyebrows, the genial head of the Fun Corporation. He intends to use a magical artifact known as the Muffin of Glory. So it is that with the help of Candelabra Dangling, Bobert Bougainvillea, and other exchange students from the neighboring Kingdom of Nefaria, where evil schemes are a way of life, she contrives a complex plan to steal the Muffin. The stage is set for a mad, hilarious scramble, devastating betrayal, and ultimate vindication when the ambitious construction project sets off certain Natural Inconveniences of a wildly explosive sort. Along with concocting another front-runner in the silly names department, Alsaid follows onThe Bravest Warrior in Nefaria (2023) by dishing up a tectonically active round of kids vs. oblivious grown-ups. Driven by conflicting loyalties, hidden agendas, and deeply felt friendships weathering hard tests, the story flows in a leisurely if sometimes comically fraught way toward a thoroughly satisfying resolution. The cast, as in the opener, is racially ambiguous.Droll and, notwithstanding severe danger and widespread destruction, delightful.(Fantasy. 8-12)

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Reading Level: 4.0
Interest Level: 3-6

A girl fights to free her sister from a curse while a beautiful mountain is at risk of being turned into a theme park in this giggle-worthy yet heartfelt middle grade adventure set in the world of The Bravest Warrior in Nefaria.

Having grown up in Nefaria, a land where evil schemes abound, Candelabra is thrilled to take a school trip to Joviala, a land that’s prone to natural disasters but has virtually no evil in it. All her life, she’s dreamt of a place where everyone is caring and happy and without malicious intent, and now it’s coming true for her.

But Jovialan Schmebecca isn’t so sure her country’s reputation is earned. A company has just been approved to move her beloved mountain to install a theme park, and that sounds pretty evil to her. She enlists the help of veteran evil-scheme-thwarters Candelabra and Bobert, and together, they work to uncover the possible evil scheme—but when a twist pits their goals against each other, the fight against evil becomes a lot more complicated.


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