Everybody in Anya's town performs small acts of magic, when no one is looking. There's plant magic, animal magic, water magic, and even fool magic. Anya is waiting for her talent to develop, but she can only test it out in secret. Ever since a dragon killed the Tsar's wife, magic has been outlawed for all except a few with special permission, like knights who are tasked with finding all the dragons and bringing them to the Tsar. Anya's town is rumored to have the last dragon in all of Russia. When Ivan Ivanovich and his 8 sons, all named Ivan as well, arrive in town charged with finding it, they hire Anya to help. Anya is torn, her grandmother says dragons help the town, but her family needs the money or the antisemitic magistrate will take her family's home. Should she save the last dragon, or save her family? Is there any way she can do both?
I absolutely adored this unique fantasy novel. It has some of my favorite fantasy elements while avoiding the worst tropes and placing the action in a fresh setting. I can't wait for the sequel!
Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Erica's Picks
Grades 4th - 6th
Tags: adventure, fantasy, global perspective, historical fiction
I absolutely adored this unique fantasy novel. It has some of my favorite fantasy elements while avoiding the worst tropes and placing the action in a fresh setting. I can't wait for the sequel!
Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Erica's Picks
Grades 4th - 6th
Tags: adventure, fantasy, global perspective, historical fiction
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