Friday, August 23, 2013

The Yogi's Curse by Lars Guignard

Title:: Zoe & Zak and the Yogi's Curse (Zoe & Zak Adventures #2)
Author:: Lars Guignard
Genre:: Children /Middle Grade

Published:: Fantastic Press (July 23, 2013)

Buy Links: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk

About the Book::
Zoe and Zak are back in India. Again. And this time they’re attending Moonstock Himalayan Boarding School, which might seem fun except for the fact that the school is a little strange. Students ride elephants instead of school buses, snarling monkeys work as security guards, and angry parrots monitor the halls. And even when they manage to get used to the wildlife, the food is absolutely terrible. But living with a bunch of other kids their age can be a lot of fun too, or at least it seems that way until Zoe’s roommate goes missing. Following the directions written on a steamy bathroom mirror, Zoe and Zak fly through the clouds on their magic carpet to learn that the two of them have been chosen yet again. This time they’ve been asked to lift the Yogi’s Curse. It’s not going to be easy. Zoe and Zak don’t even know what the Yogi’s Curse is let alone how to lift it, but like it or not, they soon discover that a whole lot of people are depending on them. Now, if they’re going to save the day, they’re going to have to fool the monkey guards, avoid the nasty parrots, and maybe even develop a supernatural ability or two. Because lurking beneath Moonstock is a powerful new enemy. And if Zoe and Zak can’t stop him, nobody can.


My Thoughts::
Lars Guignard  pens yet another fantastic children's adventure featuring the much loved Zoe and Zak who seem to find trouble whenever they are India. This time they are sent to a boarding school called Moonstock Himalayan Boarding School due to their parents working all over India. The strangeness starts straight away when a young girl who is Zoe's room mate disappears leaving just wet footprints and things get even stranger when both Zoe and Zak bump into a giant mongoose but when their old Yogi friend, who died previously comes into the school as a teacher and a younger man going by the name of Mr Muk they know something is up and it leads them to yet another adventure to break the Yogi's Curse. Mr Guignard wrote this very well with lots of references to Indian culture and magic throughout.

5 stars



Author Bio::
Prior to writing novels, Lars Guignard wrote for film and television. As a teenager he attended boarding school in the Indian Himalayas and his experiences there provided the inspiration for the Zoe and Zak series which now include: Zoe & Zak and the Ghost Leopard and Zoe & Zak and theYogi's Curse.
He now makes his home in the Pacific Northwest where he is busy completing the third Zoe & Zak adventure for release in Fall 2013.

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Twitter: @Lars_Gu

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