Customer Reviews

The Land of Elyon Boxed Set

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Patrick Carman has crafted a wonderfully charming account of a girl with a spirit that can't be contained within the walls of Bridewell. Young Alexa Daley embodies that wish which consumes children and adults alike - the wish to leave behind the dreary confines of everyday life and discover something wonderous and alive, brimming with adventure and excitement. That is exactly what Carman gives his readers; the chance to escape into the pages, and to flee the restraints of this world, and to travel with Alexa to solve the mysteries of the world.

Wow... we have been big fans of Patrick Carman from the beginning of this trilogy and have enjoyed every book to follow! While my daughter, when we began this series, was definitely old enough to read on her own - we had just finished reading the Narnia series together and wanted to continue our family reading time with a similar style of writing! These books did not disappoint! In the age of Harry Potter popularity - this series features a 12 year old heroine that was a great character to relate to and look up to for our daughter. The other characters in the book are lovable and humorous and the books offer many twists and turns and suspence - even some tear jerker moments and laugh out loud scenes as well! I highly recommend this series for any family... your kids will love them, but don't miss out on them yourself! They will soon be 'classics' in their own right!

Great series that my son & I read together. I was as anxious as he to read the next chapter and next book. We have purchased more of this author as a result.

I loved the first three books of this series! They are perfect for children as well as teens. They have action and comedy as well as tragedy, but I love that the tragedies are not so intense as to make it difficult to read with younger kids. It is a tail that will hold your attention every step of the way. I was extremely satisfied with the ending of The Tenth City and don't particularly like any of the books following it. It felt as though they were dragging out the story, but the first three are phenomenal! Enjoy your reading!

We actually listened to book #1 while on a road trip.
The family enjoyed the book so much that we have purchased all three books to add to our personal book collection. Now we are fighting over who gets to read them first!

Land of Elyon Book 1, The: The Dark Hills Divide (Land of Elyon)

A great read for 4-6 graders. The main character, Alexa is a strong 12 year old girl. She is thoughtful and brave. She is asked to take a leading role in the future of her community. This book presents a philosophical question for youth, are walls meant to keep things in or out?

I loved these books with all my heart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I lent them to my friend and she also really liked them. I'm eleven and I recommend them to all kids my age. They, like the Narnia books, has Christian things in them, but they're good for anyone.
Besides these books, there are two others in the series. You can read the first three alone if you like, but its better with the last to.

The books were fantastic reading and they were in great shape. I really have had good luck with Amazon. Thank -You

My daughter loves this series, only one complaint one of the books was missing the print on some pages.