Error loading page.
Try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading.
Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help.
Advanced
Title details for A Hint of Hydra by Heidi Lang - Wait list

A Hint of Hydra

by Heidi Lang
Kati Bartkowski
ebook
Read a sample Read a sample
"A zingy, buoyant adventure." —BCCB
"A wildly inventive fantasy." —Booklist

Thirteen-year-old chef Lailu Loganberry must stop a war between the elves and scientists in this follow-up to A Dash of Dragon, which Kirkus Reviews calls "a recipe for success."
It's the Week of Masks, a festival held to chase away evil spirits. But Lailu doesn't have time to worry about demons. She has bigger fish to fry—or rather, griffons, now that she's been asked to prepare a mystical feast for the king's executioner, Lord Elister.

Unfortunately Lailu's meal is overshadowed by the scientists' latest invention: automatons, human-shaped machines that will respond to their masters' every order. Most people are excited by the possibilities, but the mechanical men leave Lailu with a bad taste in her mouth.

Even worse, the elves still blame the scientists for the attacks on them weeks ago, and Lailu worries that the elves might be cooking up revenge. So when she and her sorta-rival-turned-almost-friend Greg stumble across the body of a scientist, the elves are the prime suspects. With help from Greg, her best friend Hannah, and the sneaky, winking spy Ryon, Lailu has to discover the truth behind the murder, and soon—because hostilities between the elves and the scientists are about to boil over faster than hydra stew.

And just ask any chef: war is bad for business.
Expand title description text
Series: The Mystic Cooking Chronicles Publisher: Aladdin

Kindle Book

  • Release date: July 10, 2018

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781481477970
  • File size: 1740 KB
  • Release date: July 10, 2018

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781481477970
  • File size: 1917 KB
  • Release date: July 10, 2018
Loading
Loading

Formats

Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Fantasy Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Humor (Fiction)

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:4.9
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:3

"A zingy, buoyant adventure." —BCCB
"A wildly inventive fantasy." —Booklist

Thirteen-year-old chef Lailu Loganberry must stop a war between the elves and scientists in this follow-up to A Dash of Dragon, which Kirkus Reviews calls "a recipe for success."
It's the Week of Masks, a festival held to chase away evil spirits. But Lailu doesn't have time to worry about demons. She has bigger fish to fry—or rather, griffons, now that she's been asked to prepare a mystical feast for the king's executioner, Lord Elister.

Unfortunately Lailu's meal is overshadowed by the scientists' latest invention: automatons, human-shaped machines that will respond to their masters' every order. Most people are excited by the possibilities, but the mechanical men leave Lailu with a bad taste in her mouth.

Even worse, the elves still blame the scientists for the attacks on them weeks ago, and Lailu worries that the elves might be cooking up revenge. So when she and her sorta-rival-turned-almost-friend Greg stumble across the body of a scientist, the elves are the prime suspects. With help from Greg, her best friend Hannah, and the sneaky, winking spy Ryon, Lailu has to discover the truth behind the murder, and soon—because hostilities between the elves and the scientists are about to boil over faster than hydra stew.

And just ask any chef: war is bad for business.
Expand title description text
Fantasy Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Humor (Fiction)