Staff Pick

The Sea of Terror (Once Upon a Tim #3)

Stuart Gibbs, Stacy Curtis (Illustrator)

$12.99

Publication Date: May 9th, 2023

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

ISBN:

9781665917445

Pages:

176

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(Middle Grade (9-12))

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Staff Reviews

Like Monty Python and the Holy Grail for elementary-age readers, Stuart Gibbs' magnificent and hilarious 'Once Upon a Tim' series continues with this latest adventure, in which Tim and Belinda are commanded to voyage across a perilous and dangerous ocean with a bumbling cohort of wannabe knights. Their quest is to recover a golden fleece and magical amulet for the queen, who accidentally switched coats with another queen at a recent party. Hijinks, disasters, and belly-laughs of irreverent humor will make this a must-read for any kid who enjoys a dose of wry sarcasm with their tales of knights and dragons.

— Steve

Description

Join Tim and his friends on a treacherous journey across the seas in the laugh-out-loud funny, highly illustrated third book of the New York Times bestselling Once Upon a Tim series from Spy School author Stuart Gibbs.

After helping Princess Grace foil the villainous Prince Ruprecht—twice!—junior knights Tim, Belinda, and Ferkle are on a new quest—this time to recover the Queen of Merryland’s precious golden fleece (and more importantly, the protective amulet in its pocket) from the Kingdom of Dinkum. The safety of all Merryland depends upon them.

But first, they must face the deadly Sea of Terror and the dastardly perils it contains. Tim and his friends will have to use every ounce of bravery, valor, and intelligence they possess to navigate the treacherous waters—or else risk becoming flotsam on the waves.

About the Author

Stuart Gibbs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Charlie Thorne series, FunJungle series, Moon Base Alpha series, Once Upon a Tim series, and Spy School series. He has written screenplays, worked on a whole bunch of animated films, developed TV shows, been a newspaper columnist, and researched capybaras (the world’s largest rodents). Stuart lives with his family in Los Angeles. You can learn more about what he’s up to at StuartGibbs.com.

Stacy Curtis is the illustrator of The 7 Habits of Happy Kids series by Sean Covey and the Once Upon a Tim series by bestselling author Stuart Gibbs. He lives with his wife and dog in Oak Lawn, Illinois.