Great Book, good sense | Dealing With Dragons (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Quick, Easy, Fun | Dealing With Dragons (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) | Patricia C. Wrede

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	• Dealing With Dragons (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Patricia C. Wrede Turtleback, 2002 - 240 pages average customer review:based on 307 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Adorable and Witty!!

What a joy to read this novel! I laughed from the opening pages! Wrede has an adorable wit that seasons every page, laughing in the face of traditional fairy tales. Tradition and what's "supposed" to be done in the fairy kingdom is just not what our main character Cimorene wants to do. What starts out as a quest to be happy turns into a bit of a mystery for her and her dragon to solve and becomes quite perilous at the end! Wonderful turn of events on the story. I highly recommend to all readers and lovers of fantasy fiction, young and old.

Great Book, good sense

Cimorene is a spunky and smart princess who uses her head and doesn't let others do her thinking for her simply because "she's a princess". She goes through all sorts of trials, but she gets through them. Sometimes on the (good) advice of others, sometimes by luck, but most often it is through either preparation or sound reasoning. Cimorene builds a good circle of friends around her and does her best to help out her friends and those she cares about, and even those who want to eat her. She isn't a patty-perfect shero who fears no monster, conquers everything at the first attempt, and saves the day without mussing a single perfect golden lock. Nor is she the patty-perfect princess, as the pattern is set by her country. That's what's so appealing about this book: the princess Cimorene. And the humour and adventure, of course. I would recommend it to just about anyone. It's an awesome book that I would recommend for anyone. It is focused more towards girls, but it's got a little of something for just about everyone. Humour, princesses and knights, witches, magic, adventure, and dragons! I mean, what more do you want? There's nothing offensive in this book, and it's a great book for a family, too. This book is also available on audiotape and would make be great for a long drive or family trip.

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Quick, Easy, Fun

Reading Dealing With Dragons was an enjoyable way to spend an hour of my time. It was not great, but it was not bad either. I appreciated that Cimorene was unlike most princesses, yet not unlikable. She was not spoiled, or disagreeable, just a normal girl that wanted to have some fun. I also appreciate that the story is more complex than simply how a girl spends time with a dragon. The wizards vs. dragons plot was entertaining, and all of the characters here are delightful. Since this is a children's book it is not overly complex, and it is not bogged down with unimportant details. A perfect balance of humor, adventure, and mystery. Short, sweet, and to the point, Dealing with Dragons would be a great book to read to children, or a nice book to sit down with and escape for a little while.

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Great book was not the one I was looking for but that was my fault. It is still the first book in the series just a different version.

Cute spin on princess stories

The first in the Enchanted Forest Chronicles, Dealing With Dragons follows princess Cimorene as she says "Screw this!" to her boring life as an obedient princess and decides to run away to a dragon instead of marrying a dull prince. She happens upon a den of dragons and is "adopted" by a protective female dragon. Cimorene finds that life is considerably more interesting living with dragons, spending her time chatting with the other dragons' captive princesses, fending off the droves of princes attempting to "rescue" her, learning about magic, and uncovering a dastardly plot by a corrupt group of wizards.

The book is filled with sweet lessons and numerous instances of sly humor (taking good-natured jabs at fairy tales and people in general). While I am an adult and enjoyed the book, it is probably best suited to the pre-teen age group for which is was written. A part of a series, but for those reluctant to get involved with a multi-volume fantasy story, this book stands well on its own. Recommended for all ages, but especially pre-teen girls.

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Determined not to be pushed into marrying a boring and proper prince, Princess Cimerone flees her kingdom and becomes an assistant to the dragon Kazul.