The Missing Dragon

By Ryan Estrada

Part of the Student Ambassador series

A young ambassador must prevent war and solve mysteries with a boy king.

3.9/5 Goodreads · 109 ratings

150 pages

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Eight-year-old Joseph Bazan, a student ambassador, unexpectedly teams up with the President and a boy king, Nang Nukatau III, to avert an international crisis. Their mission spirals into a thrilling adventure across South Korea and Japan, where they must evade danger, solve puzzles, and teach a king to be a kid. Can Joseph, with his C+ in social studies, navigate this high-stakes diplomatic mission and save the day? Join them as they unravel the riddle of Gyeongbok Palace, escape an abandoned bathhouse, and befriend snow monkeys in a race against time.

From the publisher

“Madcap antics and adventures.” – KIRKUS “A fun adventure tale with a lot of personality.” – SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL “I want to tell you a story about being a student ambassador, but that will be boring. So instead, I’ll tell you about the time I almost got eaten by a crocodile.” When eight-year-old student ambassador Joseph Bazan wins a photo op with the President of the United States, he doesn’t quite know what to expect, but it certainly isn’t hanging out with the leader of the free world in a secret compartment inside the resolute desk! Joseph’s pluck and kid logic not only charm the president, but they soon help resolve a thorny trade dispute. This gives POTUS an idea. Across the ocean, eight-year-old boy king Nang Nukatau III has taken his father’s crown and clumsily stumbled into an international incident, and now Joseph’s got a pressing mission: talk the tiny dictator back from the brink of war! The diplomatic slumber party soon goes from awkward to scary as the castle is stormed and the boys are lost across South Korea and Japan where they have to outrun bad guys, learn to read Hangul, unravel the riddle of Gyeongbok Palace, break out of an abandoned bathhouse, befriend an army of snow monkeys, and crack the Case of the Missing Dragon, all while showing Nang how to live in a world where everyone doesn’t always bow to you. Can a kid with a C+ in social studies solve the mystery and teach a king to be a kid? Student Ambassador is a globe-trotting action-adventure set in the real world where dangers mount, the stakes are high, and smarts save the day!

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