Secrets of the Flame: The Power to Protect - Softcover

Schuricht, Cindy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0989658023 ISBN 13: 9780989658027

Publisher: Open, Look Within, 2013

Synopsis

2015 San Diego Book Award Finalist for a Published Children's Book

Secrets of the Flameis a delightfully original novel and a heart-warming story about family, friends, love, and sacrifice. The characters are authentic and enduring as they each grow in their understanding of loyalty and letting go.

The tale contains enduring characters and an intriguing plot that piques the curiosity of children and parents alike. It is especially suited to students in the upper elementary grades and middle school years as they begin to stretch their own wings toward independence.

Gwendolyn, a farm pig, adopts a mysterious egg. A baby dragon hatches, and she raises him along with her litter. She struggles to find ways to teach "Strange One" the things he needs to know—like how to fly and the secret to breathing fire.

When "Strange One" reaches adolescence, he claims the right to decide whether to stay in the safe world run by people or to find his own way in the wild world and risk battling other dragons.

Edition details

• Publisher: Open, Look Within
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0989658023
• ISBN 13: 9780989658027
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184