Beyond the Valley of Thorns By Patrick Carman

In this second book in The Land of Elyon series, Alexa Daley is on a quest with the last Jocasta stone to rescue Catherine from the Dark Tower. On the way she befriends a squirrel, a giant, a very small man named Yipes, a wolf, and a convict named John. Go with Alexa as she travels the Dark Hills, and battles ogres, wild dogs, and the evil Victor Grendall in this exciting adventure to help bring peace to the Land of Elyon.