I really like these series, and this book was written well, but I am angry at one of the main characters for his stupidity in this story (so 3 instead of 4 stars, since I can't give half stars!) Hoping he is able to redeem himself sometime in the next book, or I may be very mad at that character through a lot of the series. The kids really enjoy this stories, and we have read all of them aloud so far.