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The Secrets of Droon #35
The Lost Empire of Koomba
The secret is out -- DROON is the series that kids, parents, and teachers are talking about! There are now over 10 million DROON books in print.
Keeah, Julie, and Neal are determined to find a cure for the poison that transformed Eric into the evil Prince Ungast. Their quest takes them to a lost empire deep in the desert, where the mischievous Sand Children are hiding a magical elixir that may hold the secret to Eric's recovery. But the journey is filled with danger, for Gethwing is determined to stop them. And the Moon Dragon has a powerful new henchman at his disposal: Lord Sparr. . .
Keeah, Julie, and Neal are determined to find a cure for the poison that transformed Eric into the evil Prince Ungast. Their quest takes them to a lost empire deep in the desert, where the mischievous Sand Children are hiding a magical elixir that may hold the secret to Eric's recovery. But the journey is filled with danger, for Gethwing is determined to stop them. And the Moon Dragon has a powerful new henchman at his disposal: Lord Sparr. . .
130 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 1, 2009
About the author
Tony Abbott
210 books408 followersTony Abbott (born 1952) is an American author of children's books. His most popular work is the book series The Secrets of Droon, which includes over 40 books. He has sold over 12 million copies of his books and they have been translated into several other languages, including Italian, Spanish, Korean, French, Japanese, Polish, Turkish, and Russian. He has also written the bestseller Firegirl.
Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1952. His father was a university professor and had an extensive library of books which became one of Abbott's first sources of literature. When he was eight years old, his family moved to Connecticut where he went through elementary school and high school.
Abbott attended the University of Connecticut, and after studying both music and psychology, decided to study English and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor's degree in English literature. He attended the workshops of Patricia Reilly Giff to further develop his writing after college.
Abbott currently lives in Trumbull, Connecticut, with his wife, two daughters, and two dogs. Tony had one brother and two sisters.
Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1952. His father was a university professor and had an extensive library of books which became one of Abbott's first sources of literature. When he was eight years old, his family moved to Connecticut where he went through elementary school and high school.
Abbott attended the University of Connecticut, and after studying both music and psychology, decided to study English and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor's degree in English literature. He attended the workshops of Patricia Reilly Giff to further develop his writing after college.
Abbott currently lives in Trumbull, Connecticut, with his wife, two daughters, and two dogs. Tony had one brother and two sisters.
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
January 4, 2015
I've decided to read The Secrets of Droon series entirely for Christmas since i've been feeling a bit nostalgic. I want to be able to live a bit of the magic of being a kid and what beeter to help than this incredible series. I know that this series is for young kids but i feel it will still be great after all these years.
A fun and action-filled adventure. This book centers on Julie and her discovery of her third power. The gang is accompanied in this adventure by Eric's parents who go to help, more or less, find a cure for Eric. This was a good book with plenty of action, fun, magic, hope, adventure and we meet some new, interesting allies.
A fun and action-filled adventure. This book centers on Julie and her discovery of her third power. The gang is accompanied in this adventure by Eric's parents who go to help, more or less, find a cure for Eric. This was a good book with plenty of action, fun, magic, hope, adventure and we meet some new, interesting allies.
September 21, 2015
My 9 year old son and somewhat reluctant reader brought this book home from his school library. Any book that he brings home and is interested in - I am happy about. I somewhat felt though that it was hard to review this book as it is like #40 in a series and it took some time to not feel like I didn't know the characters or what was going on... But it didn't seem to bother my son and whatever gets him reading I am game :) a fantasy series somewhat in the vein and reading level of The Magic Treehouse series - my son and I look forward to checking out the beginnings of this series.
November 15, 2013
its about Eric is cursed by Gethwing and the only way to save him is to get fazool a poison so they figure out the fazool is in Koomba but Koomba has vanished since the war that happened so they go under ground then they come to the beast that guards it so while the others attack the monster Julie gets past the monster and soon figures out that the monster is the fazool so they turn the monster in to green snow and get the fazool.
August 7, 2012
I forgot what it was about.
November 20, 2012
Cute adventure story for 2nd or 3rd grade level readers.
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March 3, 2016Read after Special Edition 6: Crown of Wizards
March 11, 2026
Julie, Neal, and Keeah search for the lost and very poisonous drop of Fazool to make an antidote for Eric. They meet the Sand Children and their leader while trying to fend off the bad guys.
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