Books like Unlucky Charms by Adam Rex
In Adam Rex’s second Cold Cereal saga, the trio of siblings – Scott, Rob and Becky – team up with their Scottish friend Danny Doe to thwart the malevolent Goodco Cereal Company. Goodco wields a magical chemical, Intellijuice, and has replaced the Queen of England with goblin impersonators. The children must cross a time‑space rift to rescue the real queen from a fairy realm and stop a global magical invasion that threatens to destroy the world as they know it.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Adam Rex
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