Book 2 of The Dragon and the Girl series is here!
Dire news arrives from Cantington…
True North and True Treasure - Books 1 & 2 of the Dragon and the girl series - are Available wherever books are sold
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the Dragon and the Girl is A fantasy series for middle graders (ages 8-14) and anyone else who loves dragons!
TRUE NORTH (BOOK 1)
THE LAST DRAGONS IN THE KINGDOM WERE KILLED A HALF CENTURY AGO.
At least that’s what twelve-year-old Eliana has grown up hearing. Imagine her surprise when one morning in the forest she finds herself eye-to-eye with a young dragon. When she learns the dragon’s father has been missing since the last full moon, she vows to help.
Together, they seek the King for guidance, but upon reaching the castle they realize the short, frazzled King has problems of his own. The kingdom’s treasure is missing and the tribute to the Overking is due in a few short weeks. If the King doesn’t pay, he will lose his kingdom to the Overking’s feckless nephew.
The dragon and the girl must discover courage—sprinkled with magic—to find what is lost before the kingdom falls into the wrong hands, and people and dragons perish forever.
TRUE TREASURE (BOOK 2)
DIRE NEWS ARRIVES FROM CANTINGTON.
Rumors of dragon sightings are stirring up fears based on old stories that depict dragons as bloodthirsty, fire-breathing monsters. To protect his people, the Overking decrees that all dragons must die.
Twelve-year-old Eliana knows the truth about dragons. After all, her best friend, Winston, is one! Fresh off an adventure where she saved her kingdom with her ability to communicate with Winston’s family, she is now excited to hone her skills through her Dragon Speaker apprenticeship. That is until she begins having a recurring nightmare of a scar-faced soldier, a poison-tipped spear, and an orb that glows in the dark. What’s even more worrisome is that Winston is having the same nightmare.
When they hear of the Overking’s decree, they realize their dreams may not be a coincidence. Eliana must quickly learn how to use her ability to understand dragons to help new friends and old solve a mystery about an ancient treasure and save the dragons from certain death. Along the way, there are lessons to be learned about the dangerous desire for fame, about the transitory nature of plans, and about how treasure can mean different things to different people…and dragons.
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I learned about stories on my mother’s knees, then from books I read myself. Worlds of awe, laughter, tears, and terror laid out for me. I wrote my first story when I was six years old - about a man named Brill who flew to the moon - and all these years later, I still write stories.
The children currently in my life have inspired me to write for them now, too.
Coffee in my window seat in the late morning. The glow of a candle in the early evening.
These are markers of my day.
This is a picture of me climbing the stairs to the South Platform at Monte Alban in Oaxaca, Mexico. This archeological site is approximately 6,400 feet above sea level, and it was hot the day my sister and I were there. The steps are high and narrow, and there are a lot of them. Fortunately, I had been exercising in the months before and was able to tackle these and other steep stairs at this incredible site.
This experience was not unlike writing my first novel. It was a high-altitude task, with a multitude of rigorous steps. The journey from beginning to end was - like my trip to Oaxaca - a little risky (remind me to tell you about the wild dogs that attacked the car on a dark dirt road one night) but still a wonderful adventure like I had never imagined it would be. And like the trip to Mexico, the journey was well worth overcoming the “what ifs.”
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I have received encouragement and assistance from a plethora (I love that word; don’t you?) of colleagues, friends, and family. From the small things like “I can’t wait to read the book you’re working on now” to those who have been on the journey every step of the way. Feedback, cheerleading, listening: these are sustenance for me as I forge on in this sometimes lonely endeavor.
Thank you for being here with me!