Dragons' Truth

by Teel McClanahan

When two young boys decide to skip school and seek adventure one day, they end up finding much more than they ever bargained for. More than the dragon and the mountain of riches they see at first, one of the boys finds the entire course of his life changed. That boy, Larry, finds himself at the center of an adventure bigger than anything he'd ever dreamed of. And when Larry's continuing adventure begins to effect his schoolwork, and then his teachers and his entire school, Larry's not sure what he's gotten himself into. When the effects of that seemingly innocent day begin to spread throughout - and then to threaten - his entire nation, Larry is forced to take action or face the destruction of the entire human race as a result of a single day of hooky. Join Larry as he grows from a little boy into the last chance for survival that humanity may have, and find out just how complicated a happy ending can become...

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction

208 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2004

About the author

Teel is happily married to an English teacher and they live together in Phoenix, AZ with a grumpy old cat, a skittish young cat, and thousands of books, both read and to-be-read. Virtual Danger is Teel’s nineteenth book, and there are plenty more trying to work their way into this world through the aperture of Teel's imagination, hoping to be found and loved by readers like you. Interestingly, none of the others are books in The Death Noodle Glitterfairy Robot Saga—yet.

Teel is an independent author, artist, creative visionary, blogger, publisher, podcaster, and sometimes filmmaker. You can find out more about him and his other stories, novels, poetry and more by visiting Modern Evil Press.

Reviews

[Inger Babcock · Rating 3 out of 5]

Absolutely amazing book. Entertaining, suspenseful, and enlightening. This author has a unique and inspiring technique for getting kids and adults alike, thinking about the quality of their education.

Most people see getting an education as something you have to do to get on with life. But he proposes, through a wonderfully woven story about a dragon and a young boy, that: "If you want to be happy, and do what you want, and be free to dream and see the possibilities in life instead of the limitations, you have to change your paradigm.

Not a book to be read independently, but as a read-a-loud!
There is a questionable section that deals with religion.
The author's understanding is a bit limited, but nothing that a little read-a-loud improvising cant't fix.

Scanned other books written by this author, not inclined to read.

[Goran · Rating 2 out of 5]

Worth a read. I loved the commentary on education and the early chapters are great. But the latter parts of the book move too quickly or else seem "unbelievable."

[Ginger · Rating 3 out of 5]

I got this through podiobooks as an audio book and enjoyed the story. It is, however, filled with moral lessons that can be a bit tedious at times.

[Garrett · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent, but wouldn't recommend it to my friends. Age group that it aims for is 8-12 not 20 somethings.