Synopses & Reviews
When Jeremy Thatcher stumbles into Mr. Elives' magic shop, he leaves with a small marbled dragon's egg. When it hatches, Jeremy's wildest dreams take wing.
Includes an author's note.Review
* "A funny, enjoyable, imaginative story whose serious undercurrents lend it unexpected depth."and#8212;
Kirkus Reviews, starred review and#160; "Not only is the story involving but the reader can really get a feeling for Jeremy as a person."and#8212;
VOYA and#160; "Will bring laughter and near tears to readers. . . . Dragons really exist for a little while."and#8212;
School Library Journal Children's Choice Award Nominee (in sixteen states)
IRA Teachers' Choice
Synopsis
Beloved author Bruce Coville's classic tale about a boy who accidentally hatches a dragon.
Sixth-grader Jeremy Thatcher discovers a strange magic shop he has never seen before. He enters, and his life is changed forever. Buying what he thinks is a marble, he discovers he has really purchased a dragon's egg.
Synopsis
The funny classic middle grade book about a boy who accidentally hatches a dragon.
Sixth grader Jeremy Thatcher discovers a strange magic shop he has never seen before. He enters, and his life is changed forever.
After he leaves Mr. Elives' magic shop with a strange marbled egg, it soon becomes clear that this is one pet he wasn't prepared for How is he supposed to keep a flame-breathing dragon with razor-sharp teeth and an out-of-control appetite in his bedroom?
But if the playful baby dragon is ever to grow up to become a magnificent beast of myth and legend, it needs Jeremy. And though he doesn't know it yet, Jeremy needs a dragon.
★ "A funny, enjoyable, imaginative story whose serious undercurrents lend it unexpected depth." --Kirkus (starred review)
Synopsis
The bestselling book in the Magic Shop series, now in a brand-new paperback edition
Synopsis
Sixth-grader Jeremy Thatcher discovers a strange magic shop he has never seen before. He enters, and his life is changed forever. Buying what he thinks is a marble, he discovers he has really purchased a dragonand#8217;s egg. and#160;
About the Author
BRUCE COVILLE is the bestselling author of dozens of books, including the enormously popular Magic Shop Books,
Odder Than Ever, and
The Monsters of Morley Manor. He lives in Syracuse, New York.