Unlucky Charms

For fans of Artemis Fowl and Percy Jackson & the Olympians comes the second book in Adam Rex's acclaimed Cold Cereal Saga, about three kids who must save the world from the diabolical schemes of an evil breakfast company.

Scottish Play Doe and his friends may have escaped from the clutches of the evil Nimue, but they're not out of the woods just yet.

The Goodco Cereal Company's quest to take over the world is quickly gaining momentum: it has already started to sell cereals containing the magical chemical Intellijuice and, what's worse, has kidnapped one of the world's most important public figures, the Queen of England, and replaced her with goblin impersonators.

When Scott and the others learn that Goodco is holding the real queen captive in a magical other-England, they decide to pass through a rift in the time-space continuum and rescue her-and hopefully convince the faeries to stop the invasion that will bring about the end of the world as they know it.

What does it take to stop a cereal company from ending the world?

• Magical Creatures: From leprechauns in backpacks to goblin queen-impersonators, the modern world is a lot weirder than Scott ever imagined.
• Mythological Adventure: Get ready for a wild ride to a magical other-England on a mission to rescue the actual Queen.
• Arthurian Legend Reimagined: What if Merlin was a time-traveling scientist who wears a Mets sweatshirt and builds gadgets that are definitely not magic?
• Unlikely Friendships: Scott's team includes his sister, a leprechaun, an 8-foot-tall librarian, and a rabbit-man. Saving the world is going to be awkward.