Wren
is a 7-year-old girl with the temper of a dragon. The people of her village,
Talisman, do not like her one bit. She bites, yells and scratches anyone who
goes against her.
But one day the Dragonmancers (who are unfortunately in charge
of her village) believe that a dragon has sent them a vision that he wants to
eat this particular fiery girl.
So they lay her on the sacrificial rock and let
her lie in wait for the dragon predator.
She breaks free and finds herself
wandering around all of Phyrria after this particular incident. But when she
finds a little, odd dragon that she calls Sky, her world is flipped like a
pancake and she is constantly avoiding human society.
Leaf
is an 8-year-old boy who was absolutely devastated when he was told that his
favorite sister was eaten by dragons. As he mourned, a dream was shaped in his
head that he would be a Dragonslayer to wreak vengeance for what happened to
Wren. So soon he and his other sister Rowan start to train day and night for
four years straight until he is the strongest boy in Talisman. When the chance
comes to kill his first dragon he finds it is physically impossible. So with
his dreamed crushed he has to run around the country looking for a man called
Heath the Dragonslayer.
Ivy
is a small, smart 7-year-old girl who is the daughter of a hero called the
Dragonslayer. Ivy has always admired dragons - the way they live and seem as
smart as humans. When she figures out that the world she has been led to
believe is a lie, she starts to rely on herself and her friends Daffodil and
Violet to uncover all the secrets her dad seems to be hiding stealthily. So
they try to discover where he hides his treasure and how he does it so
skillfully. When they discover someone is trying to hire the Dragonslayer to
protect their village, they have to find out a way to let the truth about Ivy’s
dad escape.
I
definitely recommend this book for ages 7 and over because it doesn’t have much
violence and blood. I absolutely adore this book because (1) it has dragons in
the story, and (2) it also links up with the Wings of Fire series that I have
loved for four years.
This book is just more evidence that Tui. T. Sutherland is
an extraordinary author. I also think this demonstrates how humans
underestimate many creatures and animals and their extraordinary abilities.
Title: Wings of Fire: Legends Dragonslayer
Author: Tui T Sutherland
Illustrator: Unspecified
Publisher: Scholastic US, $35.99
Publication
Date: 3
March 2020
Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781338214604
For ages: 9 – 12
Type: Junior Fiction
