![]() ![]() ![]() Readers will cheer Creel on as she strikes out by herself, learning that the world is not always kind, but still believing in its ultimate goodness.Ĭreel proves herself a worthy modern-day heroine, capturing the sympathy of her audience from the moment she declines to wait around for a random knight to save her and takes charge of her own destiny. Led by its strong heroine, Dragon Slippers takes the readers on a magical journey that explores the power of the friendship and the discovery of self. ![]() Review: George cleverly takes some common fairy tale elements and turns them upside down, creating in the process a story as amusing as it is engaging. War threatens the country, however, and it just may be a peasant girl with an unusual pair of slippers who can save it. There she hopes to find work as a seamstress-and perhaps, one day, to open her own shop. After rescuing herself from the clutches of the dragon and gaining a pair of comfortable slippers in the process, she strikes out for the capital with only some embroidery yarn in her pocket. Her aunt accordingly hatches a plan to sacrifice the girl to the local dragon, in hopes that a rich knight will rescue Creel and bestow wealth upon the entire family. Summary: Raised by her aunt and uncle, Creel has proved only a burden to her struggling relatives. ![]()
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