The Adventurer's Guide to Successful Escapes

Two characters fall to their possible deaths, although they turn to smoke on the way so it's hard to tell if they were really alive. The main character is stabbed with a sword then healed by a dragon and her arm is almost cut off. Large iron knights, a pack of wolves, a swarm of mechanical dragonflies, and zombie sharks give chase. A big explosion causes only minor injuries, a fall from a drawbridge into a moat leaves a girl unconscious, and, as the title implies, the team of explorers is captured, imprisoned, and then escapes.

Parents need to know that The Adventurer's Guide to Successful Escapes is a humorous adventure-fantasy with a minority girl character (described as having dark brown skin) -- an orphan named Anne -- who heads up a quest to find her roots and claim a kingdom. The violence is relatively low with two characters falling to their possible deaths (though they turn to smoke on the way down so they may not have been alive to begin with). The main character is stabbed with a sword then healed and her arm is almost cut off. Large iron knights, a pack of wolves, a swarm of mechanical dragonflies, and zombie sharks give chase. A big explosion causes only minor injuries, a fall from a drawbridge into a moat leaves a girl unconscious, and, as the title implies, the team of explorers is captured, imprisoned, and then escapes. They use a mix of bravery, teamwork, and resourcefulness to stay ahead of the bad guys.