Dragon moon

Format:

Book

Title:

Dragon moon

Author:

Wilkinson, Carole.

ISBN:

9781423111436

Edition:

1st U.S. ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Hyperion Books for Children, 2008.

Physical Description:

328 pages : map ; 22 cm

Series title(s):

Dragon keeper trilogy ;

Number in series:

BK. [3]

General Note:

Originally published: Fitzroy, Vic., Australia : black dog books, 2007.

Contents:

Attack -- Seven cunning pieces -- The book of change -- Leaving Yan -- Healing -- New horizons -- Prayers and pleas -- The wal -- Into the tiger's mouth -- Yellow earth -- Trust -- The tinkling village -- The serpent's tail -- Dragon plateau -- The top of the world -- Haven -- Wildlife -- Black thunder -- Nine is better -- Scales in moonlight -- Teeth, talons, and tail -- Red dawn -- Alone -- Green.

Summary:

In China during the Han Dynasty, young Ping must take Kai, the dragon she rescued, on a long and perilous journey to the ancient haven of the dragons following cryptic clues left by the wise dragon, Danzi, and aided by old friends.

Subject(s):

Dragons -- Juvenile fiction.

Dragons -- Fiction.

Voyages and travels -- Fiction.

Self-confidence -- Fiction.

Fate and fatalism -- Fiction.

China -- History -- Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D. -- Juvenile fiction.

China -- History -- Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D. -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

China -- History -- Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D. -- Juvenile fiction.

China -- History -- Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D. -- Fiction.

Genre:

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Monmouth Public Library	J Fic Wilkinson, C. 2008	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Newberg Public Library	TEEN WILKINSON	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

In the time of the Han Dynasty in ancient China, a young orphan prepares for a difficult journey. Ping has grown to become a skilled Dragon Keeper, but her greatest challenge is yet to come. After rescuing the baby dragon, Kai, from the evil Emperor, she brings him to a safe haven near the border of the Empire. Now, as Kai grows into a restless young dragon, Ping faces a tough decision. She must find a way to take Kai to the ancient haven of the dragons. Following cryptic clues left by the wise dragon, Danzi, Ping and Kai set off on a long and dangerous journey filled with old friends and new enemies. But the biggest surprise awaits them at the end of their travels, when Ping quickly learns that the hardest part of being a Dragon Keeper may be realizing when it's time to let go. With this story of tender friendships and heroic adventure, Carole Wilkinson brings her epic trilogy about dragons in ancient China to a thrilling and satisfying end.

Author Notes

Carole Wilkinson was born in 1950 in Derby England. Up until age 40 she worked as a laboratory assistant. It was then that she wanted a change of career. She began to take classes in writing at a university. She showed some of her writing to a friend who worked in the publishing industry. This lead to a commission to write her first novel for teenagers. Since then she has gone on to write several books. She has also written episodes for children's television. She is best known for her Dragonkeeper books.

She won the Aurealis Award 2014 in the category of Children's Fiction with her title Shadow Sister: Dragon Keeper. In 2016, she won the Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature in the Nonfiction category for her book, Atmospheric.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (4)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 5-9-In this final book in the trilogy, Ping has grown into a responsible Dragon Keeper for Kai. Danzi, Kai's father and Ping's first dragon, has left instructions for the girl to take Kai to the Dragon Haven where he can grow up safe from human influence. Following an ancient and faded map, the two set out to discover if Kai, now an adolescent, is the last of the dragons. During the journey, many of Ping's old friends are rediscovered. The story, set during the Han dynasty, offers an unusual combination of fantasy and ancient Chinese culture in which the dragons have extraordinary lives that not only affect Ping, but all of China as well.-June H. Keuhn, Corning East High School, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Horn Book Review

In this trilogy conclusion, Ping must find the secret dragon haven where Kai can be safe throughout his centuries-long life. A clever language puzzle drives Ping's quest, which unfortunately closes with a series of deus ex machina revelations that undercut previous character development. Glos. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

Kirkus Review

Young Ping at last finds a haven for her beloved dragon hatchling Kai in this contrived but adequate conclusion to a trilogy that began with Dragon Keeper (2005). Guided by a cryptic map and a prophecy that the author, for some reason, reveals only in parts and after the events it describes have happened, Ping and Kai set out over vast stretches of drought-stricken land and into high ranges of mountains in hopes of reaching a place where other dragons still dwell, safe from rapacious hunters. Rehearsing previous episodes and running into previously met characters as they go, the two endure harrowing dangers and hardships--and Ping has to make a wrenching sacrifice--before their quest comes to an end. For all the tale's uneven pacing and quality, Ping's loyalty, intelligence and tenacity make her an admirable character, and dracophiles will enjoy watching the puppylike Kai at least begin (dragons are very long-lived) to come into his own. (glossary, Pinyin pronunciation guide) (Fantasy. 11-13) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

The satisfactory conclusion of the Dragon Keeper trilogy, set in ancient China, features lone female dragon keeper, Ping, and her young dragon, Kai. As Kai's future at Beibai Palace grows more dangerous, Ping unravels puzzles left by Kai's father, Danzi, that instruct her to deliver Kai to the safety of a secret dragon haven. The long and difficult journey relies on coincidence and contrivance, but the humor, mild danger, and human-dragon friendship will appeal to young fantasy readers. Math teachers may want to read aloud the passage about the seven-cunning-pieces puzzle to accompany tangram geometry activities.--Dobrez, Cindy Copyright 2008 Booklist