Islands of the Black Moon

Tales of the Nine Charms #3

by Erica Farber, John R. Sansevere

Now that you have reached the magical age of 11, it is time for your inheritance. . . .

So begins the note Lila da Gama receives from a distant aunt, and so begins an adventure that will take Lila much farther than Tiger Lily, her aunt’s crumbling estate. She’ll travel to another world, the Islands of the Black Moon, the place where Lila suspects her father disappeared six years earlier. There she must face terrifying creatures, including a beautiful but evil sorceress, who are all after one thing–Lila’s inheritance. Lila refuses to relinquish her precious birthright, until the sorceress says the six words that Lila cannot I know where your father is .

With a little magic, a little science, and a lot of courage, as well as help from an island boy, this spunky heroine sets off to change her family’s fortune and bring her father home.


From the Hardcover edition.

128 pages, Paperback

First published October 8, 2002

About the author

Erica Farber was a children’s book editor.

Reviews

[Brian · Rating 2 out of 5]

While this is a good transitional reader (3-4 grade), the characters are sadly one dimensional. While it is sometimes listed as the third book in the Tales of the Nine Charms series by these two authors, it is NOT connected with that other storyline at all.

[Zoe Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book that got me into reading, and how reading can create whole new worlds in your head.

[Melise Hazelynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book introduced me to fantasy worlds when I was really young, and reading it again was super nostalgic. Good for kids getting into reading!!