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Dragon Skin

By Karen Foxlee
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Dragon Skin by Karen Foxlee is a heartwarming tale set in rural Australia, where a young girl named Pip discovers a dying baby dragon. Amid her personal challenges and a difficult family situation, Pip embarks on a magical journey to save the dragon, finding courage and friendship along the way. The story beautifully weaves themes of hope and resilience against a backdrop of enchantment and adventure.
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You might enjoy this magical story if you love tales of friendship and courage, with a touch of fantasy. It follows the journey of a young girl who discovers a baby dragon, turning her world upside down and leading her on an adventure filled with wonder and heartwarming discoveries. Perfect for readers who treasure stories where the extraordinary meets everyday life.

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Dragon Skin

This CBCA Honour Book from the bestselling and multi-award-winning author of Lenny's Book of Everything is a magical tale about a girl who saves a dragon and rescues her family.

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HONOUR BOOK: 2022 CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers

SHORT-LISTED: 2022 Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Children's Literature

How to save a dragon:

  1. Assemble equipment. Water, Weet-Bix, sugar, syringe, sticky tape, scissors.
  2. Believe in everything.

Pip never wants to go home. She likes to sit at the waterhole at dusk and remember Mika, her best friend. At home her mother's not the same since her boyfriend moved in. They don't laugh anymore, and Pip has to go to bed early, turn off her light, and pretend she doesn't exist.

When she finds a half-dead creature at the waterhole, everything changes. She knows she has to save this small dragon and return it to where it comes from. But how?

A story about surviving and saving those you love, by the multi-award-winning author of Lenny's Book of Everything.

'I'm in love with this book. Dragon Skin is surprising, beautiful, unique. The characters are wonderfully drawn - tough but vulnerable, hurt but hopeful, damaged but strong. They've lodged themselves in my heart forever.' - Katrina Nannestad, award-winning author of We Are Wolves

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Dragon Skin by Karen Foxlee is celebrated for its enchanting blend of fantasy and poignant themes such as love, friendship, and the courage to let go. Reviewers praise the novel for its delicate handling of mature themes, like domestic violence, making it accessible and meaningful for young readers. Set in a rural Australian town, the book is described as heartwarming, with a narrative that beautifully balances the magical and the real, reminding readers of the power of love and hope.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760526108

Publisher: A&U Children's

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 September 2021

Country: Australia

Imprint: A&U Children

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 438g

Pages: 336

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Karen Foxlee Young Adult

About the Author

Karen Foxlee is an Australian author who writes for both kids and young adults. She grew up in the Australian outback mining town of Mount Isa and still frequently dreams she is walking barefoot along the dry Leichhardt River. Ophelia and the Marvellous Boy, Karen's first novel for children, was published internationally to much acclaim while her second novel for younger readers, A Most Magical Girl, won the Readings Children's Fiction Prize in 2017 and was CBCA short-listed the same year. Her next book was the internationally successful Lenny's Book of Everything, which has won multiple awards including the NSW Premier's Literary Award, the Indies Book Award, the Queensland Literary Award, was a CBCA Honour Book and was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Karen lives in South East Queensland with her daughter and several animals, including two wicked parrots, who frequently eat parts of her laptop when she isn't looking. Her passions are her daughter, writing, day-dreaming, baking, running and swimming in the sea.

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