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As your child progresses in reading skills, the first fiction chapter book completed is a real milestone. There are many such books around, by various authors. One of the best is Clyde Robert Bulla. His stories are exciting, with good characterization, nice illustrations, and a moral worldview but are accessible for a new reader. For a general review of Bulla’s books, see Diane Pendergraft’s review at Plumfield Moms (https://plumfieldmoms.com/plumfield-moms-authors/diane-pendergraft). Bulla wrote a lot of books, which is always a good thing when the author is a good one. I have not read all of them but the ones I have read are at an elementary school level, perhaps 2nd-5th grade.
This review focuses on one of Bulla’s books (and in my opinion one of his best), The Sword in the Tree. This is an exciting medieval adventure, set in the times of King Arthur, with knights and treason and betrayal. However, the emphasis of the book is the determination of a boy to rescue his father and bring justice. A knight who is also a castellan (i.e., ruler of a castle under a local lord) is reported to have had a hunting “accident,” as told by his unsavory brother. This uncle assumes rulership of the castle. The knight’s son does not believe his uncle. He quickly hides his father’s sword, which is a sign of his father’s authority and his son’s right to inherit the castle, in a tree at their castle so the usurping uncle could not get his hands on it. The boy has to undertake the dangerous trip to the court of King Arthur to get a knight of the Round Table to come home with him to bring about justice.