Ever wondered what it is like to deal with dragons? Well then this is a book for you! This book Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George, is an exciting, epic read. You fall in love with the characters right away, and the storyline is very well written.
Our story begins in a small town called Carlieff. There, we meet Creelisel Carlbrun, aka, Creel. She and her brother Hagen live with their not-so-rich aunt and uncle after their parent's sudden death. Creel's aunt decides that the only way to escape poverty is to sacrifice Creel to Theoradus, dragon of Carlieff. So Creel waits until the dragon shows up. He takes her into his lair, and Creel makes a bargain with the big dragon to let her have something from his hoard to let her go; and Theoradus offers her a pair of shoes from his "treasure" room. She looks around trying to decide what to pick from the millions of different pairs, when she settles on a pair of beautiful blue slippers. When Theoradus sees she picked these certain slippers, he is very hesitant to give them to her. But after much persuasion from Creel, the dragon gives them up. Little does Creel know that these shoes are more than just pretty slippers.
Creel heads off towards the King's Seat to find work in the sewing and embroidering industry. On her way to the city, she finds herself on the outskirts of Rath Forest, a place where there are said bandits, imps and dragons lurking about. A group bandits corner Creel and begin to terrorize her. Suddenly a huge glass window falls from the sky and onto the thugs. Creel watches the pieces of broken glass fall around her and blacks out.
When Creel awakens, she is has mysteriously appeared in the cave of a friendly dragon called Shardas. She becomes friends with this dragon, but realizes she can't stay with him because a human can't live with a dragon forever, and she needed to find work. So she continues to the King's Seat and meets Princess Amalia, soon to be married to the King's son, Milun. Creel then wanders the streets looking for a dress shop but finding none. She comes upon an inn where she meets Ulfrid, who is familiar with the sewing shops and helps her find a job in Derda's dress shop. Here, Creel becomes acquainted with her new friends Marta, Alle, and Larkin. When Amalia visits the shop for ribbon, she becomes very interested in Creel's shoes, making a fit that Creel won't sell them to her. A few night's later, her shoes are stolen by the most unexpected person-Larkin, who happens to be assisting Amalia in her hunger for power. Creel finds out that the slippers control the fate of the entire dragon kingdom and shockingly, that Shardas is the King of them all. Can Creel save the dragons in time, before Amalia destroys them?
This novel is delightfully intriguing with plenty of twists and turns. This book made me laugh and cry, and I loved each character and detail. It is a great read for ages 10 and up, and I'm sure you would enjoy it. Ever wondered what it's like to deal with dragons? Come join into Creel's world to find out!
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