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“Magical, Russian setting, and action-packed!”
Reading age
10-12
Genre
Fantasy, action & adventure
Publisher
Versify
Publication date
October 13, 2020
My brief summary of the book
This book is about a 12-year-old girl named Anya Kozlov. One day, Anya’s mother, Miriam, must pay 250 rubles in 30 days. Anya tries to find a way to make that kind of money. Her new friend Ivan Ivonioh suggests dragon hunting. But an evil man named Sigurd wants to hunt the dragon as well. Surprisingly, the dragon turned out to be nice. Now it’s up to Anya to save the dragon. Will Anya save the dragon before it’s too late?
My thoughts
I love this book because I learned some Russian words and culture. It’s fantastic that magic threads can be used to do magic. I liked the friendship (between Ivan and the dragon) and the adventure to save the dragon. It’s scary and funny at every turn.
My rating
About the author
“Sofiya Pasternack is a mental health professional, the highly-distractible author of Jewish MG and YA fantasy, and prone to oversharing gross medical stories. She enjoys speaking to crowds about writing and mental health.
Her debut novel ANYA AND THE DRAGON won the Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor for Middle Grade, and her follow-up ANYA AND THE NIGHTINGALE won the STBA Honor for Middle Grade, was a National Jewish Book Award finalist, and was selected as a BookRiot Best Children’s Book of 2020!” – Amazon
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