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Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher: A Magic Shop Book

Bruce Coville

The funny classic middle grade book about a boy who accidentally hatches a dragon.

Sixth grader Jeremy Thatcher discovers a strange magic shop he has never seen before. He enters, and his life is changed forever.

After he leaves Mr. Elives' magic shop with a strange marbled egg, it soon becomes clear that this is one pet he wasn't prepared for! How is he supposed to keep a flame-breathing dragon with razor-sharp teeth and an out-of-control appetite in his bedroom?

But if the playful baby dragon is ever to grow up to become a magnificent beast of myth and legend, it needs Jeremy. And though he doesn't know it yet, Jeremy needs a dragon.

★ "A funny, enjoyable, imaginative story whose serious undercurrents lend it unexpected depth." --Kirkus (starred review)

Book Details

  • Publisher: Clarion Books
  • Publish Date: Nov 1st, 2007
  • Pages: 176
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.44in - 5.06in - 0.45in - 0.26lb
  • EAN: 9780152062521
  • Recommended age: 10-12
  • Categories: Fantasy - GeneralAction & Adventure - GeneralFantasy - Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical Creatures

About the Author

Coville, Bruce: -

BRUCE COVILLE is the author of over 100 books for children and young adults, including the international bestseller My Teacher is an Alien, the Unicorn Chronicles series, and the much-beloved Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher. His work has appeared in a dozen languages and won children's choice awards in a dozen states. Before becoming a full time writer Bruce was a teacher, a toymaker, a magazine editor, a gravedigger, and a cookware salesman. He is also the creator of Full Cast Audio, an audiobook company devoted to producing full cast, unabridged recordings of material for family listening and has produced over a hundred audiobooks, directing and/or acting in most of them. Bruce lives in Syracuse, New York, with his wife, illustrator and author Katherine Coville.

Praise for this book

* "A funny, enjoyable, imaginative story whose serious undercurrents lend it unexpected depth."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Not only is the story involving but the reader can really get a feeling for Jeremy as a person."--VOYA "Will bring laughter and near tears to readers. . . . Dragons really exist for a little while."--School Library Journal Children's Choice Award Nominee (in sixteen states)
IRA Teachers' Choice
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