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| Original Title: | Dragon Slippers (Dragon Slippers, #1) |
| ISBN: | 1599900572 (ISBN13: 9781599900575) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Dragon Slippers #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Whitney Award for Best Novel by New Author (2007), Sunshine State Young Readers Award Nominee (2009), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2010) |
Jessica Day George
Hardcover | Pages: 324 pages Rating: 4.23 | 25488 Users | 2196 Reviews
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| Title | : | Dragon Slippers (Dragon Slippers #1) |
| Author | : | Jessica Day George |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 324 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 2007 by Bloomsbury USA Childrens (first published 2006) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Dragons. Young Adult. Childrens. Middle Grade. Adventure. Fiction |
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Poor Creel. She can't believe her aunt wants to sacrifice her to the local dragon. It's a ploy to lure a heroic knight so that he will fight the dragon, marry Creel out of chivalrous obligation, and lift the entire family out of poverty. Creel isn't worried. After all, nobody has seen a dragon in centuries. But when the beast actually appears, Creel not only bargains with him for her life, she also ends up with a rare bit of treasure from his hoard, not gold or jewels, but a pair of simple blue slippers-or so she thinks. It's not until later that Creel learns a shocking truth: She possesses not just any pair of shoes, but ones that could be used to save her kingdom, which is on the verge of war, or destroy it.Rating Out Of Books Dragon Slippers (Dragon Slippers #1)
Ratings: 4.23 From 25488 Users | 2196 ReviewsColumn Out Of Books Dragon Slippers (Dragon Slippers #1)
Originally reviewed on The Book SmugglersFollowing the death of her parents, Creel and her brother are grudgingly taken in by her aunt and uncle. While her brother can pull his weight and helps out on the impoverished farm, Creel, unfortunately, has slightly less to offer. She has no dowry, no special beauty or magical ability, and therefore has limited prospects for marriage. To her aunt, Creel is another mouth to feed, until said aunt comes up with the brilliantly ridiculous idea to get rid ofCute story with dragons... But some parts were way too childish and unbelievable...!!
Creel doesnt particularly care for her aunt and Creels aunt doesnt particularly care for her, either, considering that she tries to sell Creel to a dragon. After Creels parents passed away she had no choice but to reside with her aunt. But when her extended family runs into financial problems, Creel is sent to face a dragon in hopes of getting a dashing and wealthy knight to save her. Things take a more interesting turn when Creel walks away with a blue pair of slippers and a dream of owning
I've been putting this book off for a while now. My only excuse is that I got caught up in rereading older favorites and newly released books. I kind of had this great picture in my mind of how this book would be. As per usual it was different than I thought and as per usual it was in a good way. Hating to be a burden and hoping for a new and better life Creel reluctantly agrees to go with her Aunt's crazy plan to be captured by a dragon. Her Aunt hopes to get a wealthy knight/prince to rescue
Bravo! I have to confess, as much as I try to keep my tastes liberal (I read classics, memoirs, fiction and non-fiction), this is really my favorite kind of book. I'm proud to be your goodreads friend, Jessica--this book was pure fun! I especially liked the subtle reference to Goose Girl, another of my favorite reads. This book is the rags-to-riches, up-by-her-bootstraps story of a plucky, talented girl who happens to run into dragons a lot. I loved the characters and the humor. I was glad to
When Creels scheming aunt gives her to the local dragon--in hopes that a wealthy young nobleman will come along to rescue and marry her--this independent, resourceful, and clever maiden is having none of it. Creel is no damsel in distress. She promptly makes peace with the dragon, rescues herself, and sets off for the city to earn her own living as a skilled seamstress and embroideress.But a dragons gift has irrevocably entangled the unwitting young woman in a web of intrigue and danger, with an
This is the British edition of Dragon Slippers. I love it, it's a fun cover, and they've changed the spellings: color to colour, etc. Also, they made me take out the word 'bloody', which is in the American version!
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