# Ready for Action (Toy Academy #2): Volume 2 - Hardcover

by **Brian Lynch** (Author), **Edwardian Taylor** (Illustrator)

The second hilarious and heartwarming illustrated chapter book from the writer of the blockbuster film _Minions_

Grumbolt is majoring in action He's finally getting to follow his dreams at Toy Academy, from learning daring maneuvers, to getting paired up with a sidekick Grumbolt can't wait to find out who his sidekick is... until it turns out that _he's_ the sidekick. And to school bully Rex Everything, no less. This duo will never work.But when a toy named Tempest Boomcloud kidnaps a classmate and steals Rex's van, it looks like Grumbolt and Rex will have to work together to stop Tempest's evildoing and figure out why she's terrorizing them. Can they stop fighting long enough to brave dangerous lairs, vanquish terrifying teddy bears, and stop Tempest?This laugh-out-loud chapter book by Brian Lynch, the writer of _Minions_ and a writer of _The Secret Life of Pets_, and illustrated by Edwardian Taylor, is stuffed full of action and fun.

### Author Biography

Edwardian Taylor works as a freelance visual development artist for mobile games, TV, films, and commercials in Dallas, Texas. He is the illustrator of the Toy Academy series, written by Brian Lynch, as well as the illustrator of the picture books _Race!_, written by Sue Douglass Fliess, and _It's Not Jack and the Beanstalk_, written by Josh Funk. Learn more about him at edwardiantaylor.com and follow him on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr @edwardiantaylor.  
Brian Lynch is a screenwriter whose work includes the movies _The Secret Life of Pets_, _Minions_, _Puss in Boots_, and _Hop_. He has also written the comic books _Monster Motors_, _Bill & Ted's Most Triumphant Return_, _Spike_, and _Angel: After the Fall_. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and son. He firmly believes that the greatest toy is either an _Adventure People_ Daredevil Skydiver or Shipwreck from _G.I. Joe_.

**Number of Pages:** 192

**Dimensions:** 0.8 x 7.6 x 5.3 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** January 29, 2019

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Toy Academy: Ready for Action

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 4.4

**Point Value:** 2

## Details

- **Price:** 14.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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