Dealing with Dragons
&
Searching for Dragons
by Patricia C. Wrede
Format: Hardback
Price: Checked out from library
Price: Checked out from library
How I heard about it: Rereads - I read them as a kid.
Basic Premise: Princess Cimorene HATES being a princess. She has always been more interested in fencing, politics, and cooking to have time for dancing, drawing, and singing. When she runs away from home to work for a dragon and helps save the dragon kingdom from ruin at the hands of the wizards, she catches the eye of the King of the Enchanted Forest.
My Take: 9 out of 10 (scale here)
I LOVED these books as a kid, so when my niece (in whom I am doing my very best to encourage a love of reading) said she was reading some book about a dragon and a princess with a weird name that started with a C, I knew exactly what she was talking about. I headed straight for the library and checked out the first one, which I re-read in a matter of days, and then I headed back and got the 2nd one. It was the perfect break I needed from all the super heavy reading I've been doing lately! I love the strong protagonist, and how she values hard work and common sense over stereotypes and expectations. I also loved reliving some of my childhood glory days. Can't wait to read these with my kids!
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