Trails and Trials: An African Adventure continues the story of Flame and his furry and feathered friends’ adventures, written from four different viewpoints, describing the characters in each of the four little books in an individual way. In effect, you will be reading four smaller books kept in a larger one. Please remember that each little book has its own title and subtitles.Book three, with four sub-titles, is the longest. All the characters arrive at their chosen destination at the same time. Their trails end with thrilling events and unforgettable moments.To help you to get to know the characters, don’t forget to look at their pictures and descriptions as they appear at the beginning of each little book. Even though some characters might seem unimportant, they support the whole story and help to reveal and/or move the plot. Hope’s Memories - chapter one, is a backstory summary of events which happened in book three, The Orphans’ Plight: An African Adventure and will remind you of the reasons why Flame and his friends are on this adventure in the first place.These illustrated adventure stories will provide endless hours of reading pleasure to young and old, including better readers who enjoy seeing some illustrations of their favourite characters, increasing overall reading pleasure. Book Three and Four should ideally be read in sequence and are most suited to readers 9-13 (Middle Grade).