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Author:

Cate, Annette, author.

Title:

A dragon used to live here / Annette LeBlanc Cate.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Candlewick Press,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

292 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Dragons--Juvenile fiction.
Magic--Juvenile fiction.
Castles--Juvenile fiction.
Queens--Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters--Juvenile fiction.
Families--Juvenile fiction.
Friendship--Juvenile fiction.
Fantasy fiction.

Notes:

A Junior Library Guild selection.

Summary:

"Raise the drawbridge for a story-within-a-story melding classic fairy-tale trappings with contemporary, tongue-in-cheek wit, abundantly illustrated in black-and-white -- a perfect family read. Noble children Thomas and Emily have always known their mother to be sensible, the lady of the castle--if anything, a bit boring. But then they discover Meg, a cranky scribe who lives in the castle basement, leading a quirky group of artists in producing party invitations and other missives for the nobles above. Meg claims that she was a friend of their mother's back when the two were kids--even before the dragon lived in the castle. Wait--a dragon? Not sure they can believe Meg's tales, the kids return again and again to hear the evolving, fantastical story of their mother's escapades (while putting their fussiest penmanship to work) and get caught up in a quest to reunite the onetime friends. Kidnapping, fighting, a ferocious dragon, loyal elves, and true love . . . coupled with squabbling siblings, archery practice gone amiss, and ill-fated dives into the moat . . . This multilayered story blends adventure and humor, medieval tropes and modern sensibility, in a satisfying read for the whole family." --From the Publisher.

ISBN:

153620451X
9781536204513

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1260819637

LCCN:

2021946745

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

YSPD232 -- Camanche Public Library (Camanche)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

FMPC224 -- Guttenberg Public Library (Guttenberg)

UGPF911 -- Indianola Public Library (Indianola)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

EZPE755 -- Le Mars Public Library (Le Mars)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

ZUPD675 -- Onawa Public Library (Onawa)

WAPD715 -- Sheldon Public Library (Sheldon)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

SMPE094 -- Waverly Public Library (Waverly)