Lauren's Book Nook: Dealing with Dragons (1990) By: Patricia Wrede

Friday, June 3, 2011

Dealing with Dragons (1990) By: Patricia Wrede

This novel is the first in a series and tells the story of a bold and daring princess named Cimorene who isn’t like her royal parents and sisters. She’s too tall, too stubborn and finds being a princess boring. She’s tired of etiquette lessons, but is forbidden to learn about subjects she wants like magic and fencing. Her parents arrange a marriage to a prince, but Cimorene decides to run away and become the princess of a dragon named Kazul instead. What comes next is an adventure filled with magical secrets, witches, wizards and more. In the end, Cimorene decides that a life with the dragons would be her happily ever after. As a reader, I enjoyed this book because it featured an adventurous princess and a lesson to follow your heart and define your own happiness. As a teacher, this novel would be best for older students who could create their own chapter illustrations and discuss or journal about literary elements like plot, conflict, symbolism, mood, theme, etc.

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