Kari (deltatiger) reviewed on 4/20/2009 + 74 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

This is a nice fantasy novel which will appeal most strongly to girls age 11 to 13 or so. The main character is a young girl who is kidnapped and imprisoned by a witch. The book is the story of the girl's quest, along with her friends, to find a dragon and return to him that which was stolen by the witch. Her friends include a cat, toad, fish, raven, unicorn, and a knight who was cursed by the same witch. There are a few sexual situations, but nothing graphic. All but the most protective of parents can give the book to their child without concern.

The book is sweet, and although it does not establish Mary Brown as "major novelist" as the blurb claims, it does have appeal.

I'd recommend it strongly for a girl (less so for a boy, it is very much a girl's story) who enjoys Redwall type of stories.

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