Ashe Library Winter Reading Challenge discussion

January 16th is Appreciate a Dragon Day. Read a book that features a dragon, has the word "dragon" in the title/subtitle/series title (plurals, possessives, or compound words containing "dragon" work, too), or that has a picture of a dragon on the cover.
Examples: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Dragonflight,
This list might help, too: Dragons

Honestly, I would suggest this book to anyone who likes off kilter fairy tales or strong female characters who are intelligent and practical...

I did like it, but it wasn't really thrilling or compelling if that is what you are looking for...

Cimorene is a princess unlike any other, instead of getting taken and held hostage by a dragon, she volunteers....enough said.

212 pages

Check out the library display cases near the central stairway (and another display under the stairs!) for a few suggestions for this and other reading challenges!

April wrote: "Check out the library display cases near the central stairway (and another display under the stairs!) for a few suggestions for this and other reading challenges!"

Look for this display under the stairs in the youth department .....

I found that I greatly enjoyed this book. It features a strong female lead that is refreshing in her honest and perceptive view of the world she is in. I also was happy to have heroine who did not rely on those around to her to the point of being a burden, and yet she also was not ashamed to accept the help of others. Too often in YA novels the heroine refuses to accept or admit needing help and disaster ensues. But thankfully the author stays far away from this trope. The plot and intrigue built at a steady pace but the author still managed to create a new world and culture that left me satisfied but also wanting more. Overall I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys fantasy or YA novels. But be aware, the ending does leave the story open to sequels.

Edited to include page count: 480

I read Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke. I really enjoyed this book! It was very exciting! But it wasn't as good as good as Inkheart. 523 pgs.

Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon HatcherI found this book in our family book donation pile left over from when my kids were younger. It convenientely had a dragon on the cover so I added it to my read pile. It was a good book for the age appropriate reader. It reminded me of books I read when I was young that captured my imagination and were just good stories. 148 pages.

PPuff the Magic Dragon Enjoyed this book as a child and liked reading it to my child.