Anya and the Dragon

Name: Anya and the Dragon
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Sofiya Pasternack
ISBN: 9781980046240

Author: Sofiya Pasternack

Series: Anya and the Dragon #1

Narrator: Laura Knight Keating

Unabridged: 7 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/24/2019

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fantasy Stories, Fairy Tales, Religious Stories

Synopsis

This lush tale of magic and dragons is a gem for any adventure-seeking middle grader and perfect for fans of Aru Shah and the End of Time. Anya and the Dragon is the story of fantasy and mayhem in tenth century Eastern Europe, where headstrong eleven-year-old Anya is a daughter of the only Jewish family in her village. When her family's livelihood is threatened by a bigoted magistrate, Anya is lured in by a friendly family of fools, who promise her money in exchange for helping them capture the last dragon in Kievan Rus. This seems easy enough, until she finds out that the scary old dragon isn't as old-or as scary-as everyone thought. Now Anya is faced with a choice: save the dragon, or save her family.

About Sofiya Pasternack

Sofiya Pasternack is a mental health professional, the highly-distractible author of Jewish fantasy, and prone to oversharing gross medical stories. If you're not careful, she'll holler at you about how to use psychotherapy to improve character development.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Niki Hawkes on March 19, 2020

Anya and the Dragon was a lovely middle grade story with enough interesting elements to make it a great pick for kids to read with their parents. I haven’t had a lot of patience for middle grade novels lately, but considering the premise and the fact that it got recognized at the ALA Media Awards, I......more

Goodreads review by Samantha on July 14, 2020

Full of wit, warmth, and adventure, this heartwarming fantasy is a must read! What I loved 🖤🖤🖤: 1. Anya is only 11, but she’s strong and fearless. She’ll do anything to save her family. 2. Ivan comes from an entire family of Ivan’s (so many charming scenes) and is a smart and loyal friend. His family......more

Goodreads review by Aimee on September 30, 2019

This book is so much fun! I love the friendship between Anya and Ivan and the first time the dragon spoke I honestly teared up a little. This is such a gorgeous story of friendship and bravery and harnessing your power, and I loved every minute of it!......more

Goodreads review by Crystal on February 27, 2019

Amaaazing. Colorful and funny and full of fantastic details and so much heart. My kids and I read it together and loved every second of it! It has created something of a dragon fever at my house!......more

Goodreads review by Sofiya on June 30, 2019

Rating is 5 stars for the goat and the goat alone.......more