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Hardcover The King of Dragons Book

ISBN: 0689822170

ISBN13: 9780689822179

The King of Dragons (Aladdin Fiction)

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Book Overview

Eleven-year-old Ian and his Vietnam veteran father have been homeless for years, but now his father has found a perfect place for them -- an abandoned city courthouse with heat, plenty of bathrooms, and lots of exits and entrances.Then, two things happen that threaten Ian's fragile security -- his father disappears, leaving Ian to fend for himself with the survival skills he's learned through the years, and Ian discovers that a local museum is mounting an exhibition of kites in the courthouse.Suddenly, Ian's safe hideaway is filled with people -- and with extraordinary, beautiful kites that spark Ian's imagination and draw him out of his shadow existence. Will the kites be Ian's downfall -- or his salvation? This description may be from another edition of this product.

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4 customer ratings | 4 reviews

Rated 5 stars
King of Dragons

The King of Dragons is very cool. It's about a boy living in the Hall of Justice. He can't leave any traces. It was a very good book. Tons of details! Read it to find out more about it!

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Rated 5 stars
King of Dragons

In Carol Fenner's book, King of Dragons, she does a wonderful job developing the personality of her young character, Ian. Ian is an innovative and intuitive character who's survival skills are intriging. While reading you will find yourself side by side with Ian as his adventure unravels in the abandoned Hall of Justice Building. Experience the joys, the frustrations, and fears of Ian in this realistic young adult novel...

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Rated 4 stars
Amazing tale of self-sufficiency

I thought I might be a bit old for a book like this, but since I was running out of things to read I ordered it from a book club. At first the novel was a little boring, but soon it grew on me. I love it! With mixed reluctance and eagerness, I finished the story today. Ian was ingenious, surviving as he did for so long. He bravely faced life without his father. The way that they'd lived in the old courthouse was interesting...

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Rated 5 stars
A Wonderful Book for Kids and Grown-ups Alike!

I simply can't say enough about Carol Fenner's "The King of Dragon's." It's a wonderful story about the ceaseless wonder of childhood in the midst of a life filled with terrible loss, poverty and uncertainty. The very opposite of cynicism, this book presents the most compelling case for genuineness, optimism and hope one is likely to run across at the end of the twentieth century.

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