Dragon Girl: The Secret Valley

Written by Jeff Weigel

An orphan finds a cave of dragon eggs, and the hatchlings need a mother.

3.9 Goodreads · 225 ratings

190 pages· GN340L· AR 2.5 · 1 AR pts

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Bookroo's summary

Eleven-year-old Alanna and her older brother, Hamel, are orphans doing their best to look after each other. Then Alanna stumbles on a cave full of dragon eggs, and when they hatch with no mother in sight, she decides to raise the babies herself, even building a costume so they will think she is a dragon too. But everyone says dragons are dangerous, and keeping them secret brings trouble of its own.

From the publisher

"Weigel has created a compulsively likable heroine who seamlessly blends her strength and compassion, reminiscent of Ben Hatke's Zita the Spacegirl. With lovable dragons, flying ships and danger around every corner, this delightful fantasy doesn't disappoint." --Kirkus Reviews "A lively yarn whose only fault is that it's over too soon." --Publishers Weekly Eleven-year-old Alanna and her older brother Hamel are orphans and doing their best to take care of each other until one day Alanna stumbles upon a cave full of dragon eggs. When the eggs hatch with no mother dragon in sight, Alanna decides to take care of the babies herself, even creating a clever costume so that the babies think she, too, is a dragon. With their large appetites and accidental fire burps, Alanna learns that dragon babies are hard work! And when a mama dragon finally comes to claim the babies, Alanna's costume is so convincing that she is swept along for the ride as they journey to Dragon Rock, a mysterious magnetic force that draws dragons of all shapes and sizes to a magical, untouched valley.

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