Dragon Keeper
ISBN:
9780439799294 (0439799295)
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Magic,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Academic,
School,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Middle Grade,
China,
Dragons
Series: Dragon Keeper (#1)
I have no aversion to reading children's books, but this one was of the kind that is talking down to children instead of with or at them. A nice enough plot line and a bit of Chinese history, but little else.
The last imperial dragon is being barely cared for by Master Lan, most of the duties fall to his slave girl - Ping - a name we don't find out till later as he doesn't bother using her name and she doesn't know it either it's on a necklace she wears. She rescues the dragon from certain death and the...
Review to come soon!
This is the book that changed the way I read. I was maybe eleven or twelve and I loved this book so much that I became obsessed with dragons. Then came the love of all things fantasy.
A charming, easy read. There were occasions where I couldn't quite follow the logic of Ping's enemies and their ability to abruptly show up at inconvenient moments, but I was definitely caught by Ping's development from passive slave to burgeoning strength.
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