Contributor(s): Author: Jeff Weigel Dragons are dangerous creatures---all the stories say so. 112 - 06/01/2014. Review citations Publishers Weekly - 04/21/2014 Kirkus Reviews - 05/15/2014 School Library Journal - pg.
With their large appetites and accidental fire burps, Alanna learns that Dragon babies are hard workAnd when a mama Dragon finally comes to claim the babies, Alannaa (TM)s costume is so convincing that she is swept along for the ride as they journey to Dragon Rock, a mysterious magnetic force that draws dragons of all shapes and sizes to a magical, untouched valley.
With lovable dragons, flying ships and danger around every corner, this delightful fantasy doesn\'t disappoint." -- Kirkus Reviews "A lively yarn whose only fault is that it\'s over too soon." -- Publishers Weekly Eleven-year-old Alanna and her older brother Hamel are orphans and doing their best to take care of each other until one day Alanna stumbles upon a cave full of Dragon eggs.
A A When the eggs hatch with no mother Dragon in sight, Alanna decides to take care of the babies herself, even creating a clever costume so that the babies think she, too, is a dragon. "Weigel has created a compulsively likable heroine who seamlessly blends her strength and compassion, reminiscent of Ben Hatke\'s Zita the SpaceGirl .
But after eleven-year-old Alanna accidentally stumbles upon a cave full of Dragon eggs, she soon discovers that maybe the stories have it wrong.
Contributor(s): Author: Jeff Weigel Dragons are dangerous creatures---all the stories say so
