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Between a Roc and a Hard Place
When humans kill Wimsaalwn, the dragon, her unhatched egg is left in a secluded nest over a hot springs, nestled in with several other eggs. The new parents, a pair of giant Rocs are surprised and baffled by the appearance of their new, adopted daughter, who fails to develop any feathers at all. But things really get interesting when the hatchlings grow older and Tephra su...more
Paperback, 88 pages
Published
November 1st 2010
by Toy Box Books
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I got a copy of this book through Librarything's Early Reviewer program. It was a fun and cute little book. Aimed at middle grader readers or younger children; it has cute illustrations, delivers a good message, and is fun.
When a mother dragon is hunted down by humans she is able to save one of her eggs; before she dies she places it a Roc's nest. The Roc parents (like giant eagles) are puzzled by the appearance of another egg in their nest but raise the little dragon girl as one of there own an...more
When a mother dragon is hunted down by humans she is able to save one of her eggs; before she dies she places it a Roc's nest. The Roc parents (like giant eagles) are puzzled by the appearance of another egg in their nest but raise the little dragon girl as one of there own an...more
Humans have been tracking one of the last living dragons near their community. In an effort to save some of her newly laid eggs, the dragon gathers two in her arms and flies away. The hunters wound her and she is only able to save one egg by leaving it in a warm nest. That is how Tephra is born into a large family of Roc birds. [return][return]This was a nice little story about being different, what it means to be family, and finding your niche. There are nice illustrations scattered through out...more
This was a wonderful book to read to my son. Tephra is a dragon that has found herself raised by Rocs after her mother dropped her in a roc nest to save her from dying at the hands of humans. The story follows her time there as well as setting out into the world to make peace between dragons and humans.
The story is good, but it hard to label it. Somtimes it feels like young adult type writing, other times as if written for adults. I like the messages conveyed in the book. It touches the topics o...more
The story is good, but it hard to label it. Somtimes it feels like young adult type writing, other times as if written for adults. I like the messages conveyed in the book. It touches the topics o...more
A cute little book. At times it was hard to tell if it was meant for adults or YA, but that didn't take away from my enjoyment of the story. The author had some interesting takes on naming conventions that I found amusing and it was very interesting seeing the story from the perspective of the dragon, something you don't see too often in fiction, which is generally human-protagonist dominant. The internal mythbuilding as it relates to the book was comfortable and inventive.
This was a pretty quick read. I liked the combination of it having a reptiles vs. bird history and folklore, and that it wrapped itself up so tightly in such a small tale. It's written quite whimsically in parts, but I liked it much more than I originally thought I would. The character naming schemes are interesting. Like the main characters name I didn't understand immediately, but when she explains it later it once again fits into the overall narrative of the tale.
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