Friday, August 9, 2013

Matthews, Patrick. Dragon Run.


Matthews, PatrickDragon Run.     Scholastic Press  2013  325p  16.99 ISBN 978-0-545-45068-3  ms    Fantasy     E-BN 

In another world, each child is tested during their twelfth year.  Al has been studying and working hard but is shocked to find he has been assigned the rank of zero.  Even ones are outcasts in his society.  With a little help from members of a secret organization, he makes several exciting escapes.  In one he meets a ruler who says he has a job for Al to do.  After several more adventures and escapes, he finds out that he is the only one who can save his country.  The story purports that dragons created all the races of their world but that they have turned evil and must be destroyed.  Al is to poison the source of their power.

This title includes a great
many battles, escapes, adventures and occurrences of intrigue.  Boys will gravitate to it.  The story is well crafted and keeps the reader involved while still trying to guess how can it all work out.  The action starts almost immediately and is maintained throughout the entire story.  This is an excellent entry by a new author.         

Dragons-Fiction                                                   --Joan Theal     

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