Dark is Rising Series

By Susan Cooper
The series includes (in order) Over sea, Under stone, The Dark is Rising, Greenwitch, The Grey King, and Silver on the Tree.

This is a first rate series about the fight between good and evil. Very good books. The story is of children who help the "light" to fight back the "dark" as it comes rising. The children go on quests to find "things of power" to help repel the "dark". The book deftly points out how some people can serve the "dark " without knowing it by being racist, angry or selfish. It deals with some of Arthurian fantasy, king Aurthur being a great King of the "light." I really enjoyed this book series.

Overall: 5 0ut 0f 5 stars

Language: Maybe two instances of taking the lords name in vain.

Violence: Some Children are put in situations of peril, but nothing too intense.

Morality:One character refers to another character saying "anyone could see she was anyone's girl" Which wasn't true of the character but could imply immorality and lead children to ask for clarification.

Age appropriate from between 10-13