To help with family finances, Creel's aunt plans to arrange Creels' abduction by a dragon. She reasons that a prince will save Creel, and then marry her. Unfortunately for her aunt's plans, when Creel meets the dragon, she finds he is friendly, and gentle, and Creel does not want him to be killed. She bargains with the dragon to allow her to leave, and take with her a pair of slippers from the dragon's horde. Creel plans to go to the king's seat, the capital, and seek her fortune as a seamstress. She doesn't know the power the slippers have, but will find out, too late, when an enemy uses the slippers to overtake the kingdom. Will Creel be able to get the slippers back, and save her kingdom? Will she ever make it as a seamstress?

Similar books: Dealing With Dragons series by Patricia Wrede

Reviewed by: vfv

Date read: 5/21/2009

ISBN-10: 1599900572

ISBN-13: 9781599900575

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Jakkin is a bond servant in the dragon nursery of Master Sarkkhan. Can he steal a dragon, raise and train it, and guide it to win its first dragon fight? Book one in the Pit Dragon Trilogy.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 3/27/2009

ISBN-10: 0152051260

ISBN-13: 9780152051266

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Unable to control her magic, Princess Emma sneezes and turns into a frog. What a nuisance! Dragon's Breath continues her adventures as a witch-in-training in a wondrous world of dragons, green witches, and other fantastic creatures. This is book two in the Tales of the Frog Princess series.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 3/27/2009

ISBN-10: 1582346666

ISBN-13: 9781582346663

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Mella is a young girl trained as a dragon keeper by her grandmother. Not many people can care for the 'common dragon,' but Mella has the special talent to do so. There are legends about dragons, but are they true? After a knight, who is a dragon defender, and his squire (helper), arrive at the family's inn, a dying dragon entrusts Mella with the task of delivering a dragon's egg to the Hatching Grounds in the Dragontooth Mountains. It is a dangerous journey, undertaken by Mella, and the squire, Roger. Their journey is full of adventures. All dragon lovers should read and enjoy this book with its likeable characters.

Similar books: Chronicles of Prydain series by Lloyd Alexander

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 3/27/2009

ISBN-10: 0061288489

ISBN-13: 9780061288487

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When his Uncle Foxfire comes for a visit to China in 1865, fourteen-year-old Otter finally gets to realize his wish to work on the Transcontinental Railroad in Nevada. However, the dangerous hardships Otter endures are the opposite of the America in his dreams. Will Otter be able to survive the hardships he faces while working? This title is the sequel to Mountain Light.

Awards won: Newbery Honor book 1994

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/13/2009

ISBN-10: 0060229721

ISBN-13: 9780060229726

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