The Gryphon’s Lair

Gr 4-6–Rowan returns in this follow-up to Armstrong’s A Royal Guide to Monster Slaying. Readers do not have to wait long for the Royal Monster Hunter to land in another sticky situation. When the gryphon captured in her last adventure is killed while giving birth, Rowan convinces her mother, the Queen, to allow the baby named Tiera to stay in the castle so it can be studied before it’s returned to the wild. When her mother’s family attempts to claim the throne through scheming, Rowan is once again thrust into a highly dangerous yet necessary mission to bring Tiera home to her kin living high in the mountains. Following in the footsteps of the first installment, this entry offers nonstop action and adventure. Rowan and her friends not only encounter mythological beasts, they also deal with the everyday problems of the average middle schooler. Rowan must field rumors of her mother becoming involved with someone new after her father’s death and navigate the misunderstandings and awkward feelings that come with friends becoming potential crushes.