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Thomas And The Dragon Queen (2010)

by Shutta Crum(Favorite Author)

3.63 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0375857036 (ISBN13: 9780375857034)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Knopf Books for Young Readers

review 1: Reading this to my 7YO at bedtime I thought I was hilarious and called it Thomas and the Drag Queen until the conversation about lifestyle choices was spurred by the inevitable question of "what is a drag queen?" The kid will never look at drag queens or dragons the same again. But hopefully he is now more worldly and accepting in his views of others. Who knew reading could open so many doors for conversation? Ok, we all knew mommy's sense of humor would. So is the next step in his education a trip to Hamburger Mary's? The story was cute, fun and easy to read and had all the right "messages" in it about being kind, misunderstood, and that the little guy can do it all - brains instead of brawn. We enjoyed it.
review 2: Thomas fits the usual requirements for a fa... morentasy hero; he’s tiny, inexperienced in the art of fighting, and can’t even hold a sword. He’s also only 12, however, all of the real knights are off fighting the enemy and there’s no one else available to go and save the princess from the dragon queen. So Thomas sets off, doubting himself all the way (pun intended). After many trials and adventures, Thomas finds the dragon’s lair, and discovers that none of the many things he has learned on his journey will help him now. A refreshing take on the spindly-kid-turns-hero-and-saves-the-world. A great addition for young chapter book readers who are looking to move to a longer book. Grades 3-5 less

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