![]() Following the first year of a three-year Academy program, the book offers some appealing, conflicted characters and sets up a multi-volume story arc. Several characters use the word "bloody" with gusto, which probably will bother British parents more than American ones. There are mean girls, complete with fights that involve sympathetic characters a character is kissed against her will and later kisses a boy she likes. ![]() It also presents many scary scenes, as well as developing tension as a central character discovers that her birth and adoptive families are mortal enemies, and she sees her loved ones fall prey to their would-be killers in violent combat. ![]() A good deal darker than My Little Pony, it retains a bit of cartoonish sensibility, from moments of pure slapstick to inexorable repetition of "courage, compassion, kindness, discipline." It offers plenty of uplifting themes, from living up to the mantra to being true to yourself and being part of a team. Larson, best known for his work on My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, was first envisioned as an animated series, and it shows. Parents need to know that Pennyroyal Academy, the first novel by prolific TV-cartoon writer M.A. ![]()
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