Jennifer Scales and the Ancient Furnace (Jennifer Scales Books)
by MaryJanice Davidson, Anthony Alongi
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Reviewed by Jocelyn Pearce for TeensReadToo.com
Jennifer Scales is just like any other fourteen-year-old girl. She's going through some...changes. But it's all normal, right?
Not exactly. In JENNIFER SCALES AND THE ANCIENT FURNACE (don't let the title keep you away; it's not what it sounds like), Jennifer's parents tell her some...surprising news. She's going to be changing a lot more than most people do at her age. In fact, she's going to be getting scales, horns, and claws--at least som...more
Jennifer Scales is just like any other fourteen-year-old girl. She's going through some...changes. But it's all normal, right?
Not exactly. In JENNIFER SCALES AND THE ANCIENT FURNACE (don't let the title keep you away; it's not what it sounds like), Jennifer's parents tell her some...surprising news. She's going to be changing a lot more than most people do at her age. In fact, she's going to be getting scales, horns, and claws--at least som...more
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Read in September, 2007
recommends it for:
Young adults into Fantasy
I had read a lot of MaryJanice Davidson books by the time I discovered her juveniles. So many, in fact, that I was getting a little bit tired of her heroines with their bad attitudes and language (at first it was a nice change, but too much of a good thing). I decided to check out her juveniles and was pleasantly surprised. The Jennifer Scales series is an interesting, wonderous fantasy series about a teenager who discovers that, not only is she really a weredragon, but that she is THE weredr...more
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Read in September, 2007
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My big brother and Momrecommends it for: Magic, Animal, And dragon lovers will enjoy this book
Summary: She knew that growing up would mean changing. But Jennifer wasn't prepared for the blue scales or the claws, since no one had told her that she came from a bloodline of weredragons. Her greatest challenge? Protecting herself from her family's ancient enemies and preparing herself for fierce battles. And that's a lot to expect of a girl just coming into her own.
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This book threw me out of my clothes! It was SO COOL! I loved it! It has magic (Which you probably think i am we...more
My Review:
This book threw me out of my clothes! It was SO COOL! I loved it! It has magic (Which you probably think i am we...more
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Read in July, 2008
Just after her fourteenth birthday, Jennifer Scales discovers that she is a weredragon, and starts to adjust to transforming into a fire-breathing dragon with every crescent moon. As danger threatens, however, she finds herself drawn into the legend of the Ancient Furnace.
This was a cute book, but not what I've come to expect from MaryJanice Davidson. The characters didn't pop as much as usual, and the teenage angst was overpowering at times. I was most mad at the parents, though, who decide...more
This was a cute book, but not what I've come to expect from MaryJanice Davidson. The characters didn't pop as much as usual, and the teenage angst was overpowering at times. I was most mad at the parents, though, who decide...more
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Read in January, 2006
recommends it for:
those interested in shapeshifting stories, strong young female characters
What’s better than a story about a girl who loves dragons, a girl who turns in-to a dragon. Jennifer is a 14 year old weredragon, from her dad’s side, learning to deal with some interesting changes, including how to walk and fly with her new clawed limbs, and how to chat up the new boy in class.
The sequel has just come out and a third one is on the way.
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This YA novel, tends to be difficult to find on the shelves of either the bookstore or libraries, however, those interested...more
The sequel has just come out and a third one is on the way.
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This YA novel, tends to be difficult to find on the shelves of either the bookstore or libraries, however, those interested...more
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Read in April, 2008
I just read this book, and all the rest in the series a few weeks ago. I love MaryJanice Davidson's Queen Betsy of the Vampires books. They make me laugh as much as Katie McAlister's Aisling Grey guardian novels. However, I has not stumbled on the were-dragon books until recently because they were hidden away in the tiny YA section of my local library.
BTW - I was searching thru the library catalog using keyword 'dragon' in a faint hope that there would be something, anything, to read...more
BTW - I was searching thru the library catalog using keyword 'dragon' in a faint hope that there would be something, anything, to read...more
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This book is interesting, and I absolutely love every page! In this book there is this teenage girl and she finds out that she is starting to turn into a dragon! WOW, yeah I know! It sounds like an unrealistic and weird book and all, but definitely give this book a chance because I garuntee you will end up liking it!
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Read in June, 2008
Cute teen fantasy story. Fans of Harry Potter should like this series.
Jennifer is a dragon, but there are also giant spiders, werewolf beings and beastalkers. Something for everyone!
I recommend them for fun quick reads, and I plan on reading the other 2 books in the series.
Jennifer is a dragon, but there are also giant spiders, werewolf beings and beastalkers. Something for everyone!
I recommend them for fun quick reads, and I plan on reading the other 2 books in the series.
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recommends it for:
fantasy 8th-10th grader reading level
Jennifer discovers she is a Weredragon almost by mistake...sounds cute, gifted--written by a h&w team 8th to 10th graders one reviewer wrote.DRAGONS...WEREDRAGONS & the lot of fantasy underworld...
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Read in June, 2008
This was good but too short. It would've been better if it was a little more involved and had a little more depth. Still, a quick, fun read.
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Read in May, 2008
Good YA book I got my daughter hooked on. Teen finds out she is a weredragon...so, supernatural stuff and growingup stuff.
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