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Jackie "the Librarian"
Alys is an independent girl running her father's shop during his illness, when she is accused of being a witch by her neighbors, who really just want her shop. She is tied up outside the village and left for the dragon that has been rampaging to eat.
But when he arrives, instead of eating Alys, he offers her a chance to take revenge on her enemies. Should Alys take the dragon up on his offer? Wouldn't it be ironic if she ended up committing the crimes she has already been found guilty of doing?
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Wealhtheow
Jul 27, 2007 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy, ya
Alys is a young girl in a medieval village like any other--until she's abruptly accused of being a witch and staked out on a hillside to appease a dragon. Furious at the betrayal, she makes a deadly deal with the dragon--she'll help him and he'll kill the villagers. Their travels together bring them to a better understanding of each other's prickly natures, but the final reckoning looms... ...more
emily
i remember adoring this as a young teen but even just reading reviews of it now i'm guessing it wouldn't hold up, lol. ...more
Jennie
Jun 12, 2007 rated it really liked it
Teresa Jensen
Apr 11, 2008 rated it it was amazing
katayoun Masoodi
Jul 18, 2008 rated it liked it
Shelves: fantasy, ya, don-t-own
Mir
Jan 20, 2009 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy, ya
Mir
Sep 16, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: ya, fantasy
Punk
Sep 21, 2010 marked it as find-and-read
Shelves: fantasy, dragons
Morgan
Feb 29, 2012 marked it as to-read
Sem
Oct 25, 2012 rated it liked it
Lorena
Sep 13, 2013 marked it as to-read
Shelves: for-kids
Bryn
May 22, 2022 added it
Shelves: myth-dragons