The Fire Withinby Chris D’Lacey

I am always picking up books to read and try to find ones that I will be able to recommend to students. Since I am a substitute teacher in Middle and High Schools, I see a wide range of reading levels, interests and have some free time to read. I recently picked up this book at a store. I will admit that I had a hard time putting the book down and in fact finished it in a day.

The book starts out with a college student needing to find a room close to the college that he attends. He finds an advertisement for a room with the post script ” Must like children and cats and dragons”. (The dragon part was handwritten in.) David Rain, the college student, moves in and the fun begins. Between attending class and studying, David spend time with 10 year old Lucy and ends up writing a story for her birthday present. (It is something that he can afford). The story is based on happens in the garden. It involves the local squirrels and their adventures. Of course, the dragons, especially Gadzooks, figure in the telling.

The dragons are a very important part of the story, both the one that David is writing and in the book itself. I won’t share to much more, you will have to read to find out.
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Posted by Helen in Book Reviews on February 7th, 2010 | No Comments