Eustace Scrubb (who first appears in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader) is at school helping classmate Jill Pole escape some bullies when both find themselves transported to Narnia. Aslan has a quest for them: to find the lost prince Rilian, son of King Caspian (also from prior volumes). To do so, they'll need to follow the four signs Aslan provided. As they do, they'll have adventures and encounters with owls, a Marsh-wiggle named Puddleglum, giants, gnomes in an underground kingdom, and a green witch. Can they prevail through it all?
I found this quite similar to other offerings in the Narnia series. Fun adventure, enjoyable for kids and adults, with some good, fantastical illustrations on how Aslan changes and directs lives even through human failures. Another nice volume.
Rating: A-
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