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The Boy Who Dreamed of Dragons (The Boy Who Grew Dragons 4)

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Eleven-year-old Tomas has a secret: his dragon friend Flicker, with glittering fiery scales. Now Flicker has returned to his frosty northern home, Tomas discovers a new dragon, Zing, who hatches from the dragonfruit tree in his garden. Zing’s oversized wings and mischievous nature lead to chaotic adventures. When Aura, a dragon expert, arrives at school, Tomas reveals his secret, setting off a series of exciting and humorous escapades.
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Dragons don't just visit us in our dreams ...

Dragons don't just visit us in our dreams ...

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A delicious series that is as unexpected, as hilarious and as more-ish as any you could wish for - or grow! A true must-read for anyone who believes that a little magic, coupled with the soils of a garden, can bring forth a brilliant adventure or three.

The Boy Who Dreamed of Dragons (The Boy Who Grew Dragons 4) is highly praised: "Shepherd has created a magical series that makes eyes shine with wonder, hearts swell with warmth, and rooms fill with giggles" - Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs.

Eleven-year-old Tomas has a secret friend like no other: Flicker, a dragon with glittering eyes and scales that flicker from fiery orange to ruby red. But Tomas is also having to get used to Flicker being away, now that his dragon's home is back in the frosty North.

Adventure is never far away for Tomas, though – as he finds out when another dragon hatches on the dragonfruit tree at the bottom of the garden, a dragon who quite quickly decides he is sticking firmly with Tomas! Zing is a tiny dragon with oversized wings, who causes havoc wherever he goes.

When a new girl, Aura, starts at school, proclaiming herself to be a dragon expert, Tomas is thrown into confusion. He is the one with the dragons and the dragonfruit tree, after all! Before he knows it, Tomas has blurted out his secret to Aura, and sets in motion a chain of events which will lead to adventures and mayhem aplenty...

Series: The Boy Who Grew Dragons

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781848129252

Publisher: Templar Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 June 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Piccadilly Press

Illustration: 45 black and white illustrations

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 186g

Pages: 272

About the Author

Andy Shepherd is a children's writer working on middle-grade fiction and picture books. She lives near Cambridge with her husband, two sons and their border collie. She spends her spare time trying to figure out how to move this beautiful city closer to the sea.

Sara Ogilvie is an award-winning illustrator. She was born in Edinburgh in 1971 and now lives in Newcastle upon Tyne. Sara's many picture books include the Detective Dog by Julia Donaldson, The Worst Princess by Anna Kemp, and Izzy Gizmo by Pip Jones. Her middle grade fiction includes Phil Earle's Demolition Dad (and others in the Storey Street series).
www.saraogilvie.com

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