The Dragon Boy
Orphaned twice by the time he was nine, he was living on the streets and did not even know his own name. He was not allowed to set foot inside the one place he was determined to find work. To complete the disaster of his young life, the object of his affections was Star, an immense, emerald-green dragon.
But good fortune finally smiled upon him: Star was a Luck Dragon.
Suddenly he was admitted as a barn boy into the elite Dragon Compound. He was given three warm meals a day, work, and even a name. And best of all, Star took him on as his secret apprentice.
Meet the Dragon Boy
This coming-of-age adventure was originally intended for the tween reader, but has since proven to be a favorite for all ages.
Excerpt:
The old woman sat on the stone bench along the outside wall of her small cottage. She was tired and her back was stiff from bending over her rows of cabbages, beans and carrots. She leaned back and let the thick autumn rays of the setting sun warm her. A dangling wisp of graying hair tickled her right cheek. With a reflex repeated countless times, she wiped the dry dirt off on her apron and tucked the hair back underneath her scarf. It was an unusual scarf. It was dyed dark blue and embroidered with golden stars. It looked like something that might appear as part of the crest of a noble house.
. . . She was happy with her simple life. And there was peace in the land . . . She felt deep contentment for the role she had played.
And, of course, she had her geese. She looked out over the garden at their white, feathery forms as they rummaged for snails among the rows of vegetables. When her great adventure had begun, she could only dream of one day having her own flock. Now here they were in her own garden. They were good companions, faithful and alert.
“Good evening, Galifalia.”
How had someone walked up to her gate without her geese objecting? This was quite peculiar.
The Dragon Boy
Gold Medal Winner of the 2009
Moonbeam Children's Book Award for Best First Book
Silver Medal in the Mom's Choice Awards
for Fantasy, Myths, and Legends
