Boy vs beast: Water beast by Mac Park

Kai Masters is a Border Guard, keeping Earth safe by battling beasts. The water beast is a huge speedy serpent-like creature and Kai will need underwater equipment to  fight it. He chooses the Torpedo Cross Bow as his weapon, hoping that it will kill toxic jellyfish and take on a wave attack.

Boy Vs Beast: Water Beast will appeal to newly independent readers especially boys. The print is large, each book has 8 chapters and many pages are illustrated, with the final battle drawn in a four-page comic. There is an introduction at the beginning which sets the scene for the adventure that Kai Masters will undergo. And what an adventure he has! There are plenty of thrills, spills, and action galore to engage the attention of the intended audience as Kai battles the mutant beast.

The Boy vs Beast series is a good introduction to first chapter novels and Water beast is sure to appeal to its intended audience.

Themes: Science fiction, Monsters.

Pat Pledger