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What I liked: The illustrations and plot perfectly combine to make a fun fast read for Middle-Grade readers. The IQ boosters spread throughout the story adds value to this silly tale by adding elevated vocabulary while maintaining the lighthearted tale of misadventure. The plot moves fast and the monsters move faster to thwart Tim and the Knight Brigade from retrieving the golden fleece and the magical protective amulet that was “accidentally” taken by a warlike country across the Sea of Terror. The cliffhangers and chapter names make the book hard to put down. The fast pace and short book make for a great read aloud and the text lends itself well to reading with lots of expression. My son laughed and repeated some of the phrases that he found particularly clever. Overall, I highly recommend this book for Middle-Grade audiences that like a silly misadventure story set in medieval times- sort of.