false 150739 16 Cimorene, princess of Linderwall, is a classic tomboy heroine with classic tomboy strengths--all of which are perceived by those around her as defects: "As for the girl's disposition--well, when people were being polite, they said she was strong-minded. When they were angry or annoyed with her, they said she was as stubborn as a pig." Cimorene, tired of etiquette and embroidery, runs away from home and finds herself in a nest of dragons. Now, in Cimorene's world--a world cleverly built by author Patricia C. Wrede on the shifting sands of myriad fairy tales--princesses are forever being captured by dragons. The difference here is that Cimorene goes willingly. She would rather keep house for the dragon Kazul than be bored in her parents' castle. With her quick wit and her stubborn courage, Cimorene saves the mostly kind dragons from a wicked plot hatched by the local wizards, and worms her way into the hearts of young girls everywhere.<p> While the characters are sometimes simplistically drawn, adults and children will have fun tracing the sources of the various fairy tales Wrede plunders for her story. <I>Dealing with Dragons</I> is the first book in the Enchanted Forest Chronicles, and most young readers will want to devour the entire series. (Ages 10 and older) <I>--Claire Dederer</I> 1178402 book 1990 Dealing with Dragons (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, Book 1) total:3877|5:1737|4:1438|3:592|2:94|1:16| 3877 16417 4795 402 4 5 false false Thu Jun 05 20:45:07 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 20:19:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 4 false false Fri Jan 02 16:23:21 -0800 2009 Wed Jul 01 12:18:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 4 false false Thu Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 06:56:56 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 16 10:36:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Thu Aug 30 19:56:08 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 20:01:24 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 3 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 18:47:33 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 18:58:18 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 05:11:54 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 05:17:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Jan 27 22:18:45 -0800 2008 Mon Sep 15 13:00:15 -0700 2008 4 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 00:28:11 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 16:35:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Oct 09 17:39:33 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 09 17:40:03 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Sep 27 20:04:56 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 27 20:04:58 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Dec 17 14:45:44 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 17:25:11 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 15:44:03 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 15:44:09 -0700 2009 married, Cimorene decides to run away and becoems a dragon's princess instead.
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When you're a little tomboy whose surrounded by girl friends that like everything girly, you feel a little worn out. I thank library day at school for allowing me to cross this book.

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