Timothy and the Dragons Gate, Adrienne Kress
Timothy and the Dragons Gate, Adrienne Kress
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Timothy and the Dragon's Gate

Author: Adrienne Kress

Narrator: Christopher Lane

Unabridged: 8 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 01/13/2009

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

Timothy Freshwater’s father can’t control him, his mother is always out of town, and now the boy too smart for his own good has been expelled from the last school in the city. After he meets Mr. Shen, a mysterious Chinese mailroom clerk at his father’s office, Timothy winds up in more trouble than he has ever gotten himself into.It turns out the diminutive Mr. Shen is a dragon. Forced to take human shape for a thousand years, Mr. Shen cannot resume his true form until he scales an ancient Dragon’s Gate during a festival for the 125th year of the dragon. Now Timothy finds himself Mr. Shen’s latest keeper: stalked by a ninja, and chased by a menacing trio of black taxicabs. And when Mr. Shen falls into the wrong hands, Timothy must rescue the dragon from a fleet of Chinese pirate junks. All hope seems lost until a strange-looking black brig with red sails called the Ironic Gentleman appears on the horizon. Relying on his own ingenuity and an annoying new ally, a girl called Alex, Timothy must take on the fleet and its evil commander, the Man in the Beige Linen Suit. Told in Adrienne Kress’s distinctive, sparkling prose, Timothy and the Dragon’s Gate is a humorous and astounding story about a boy who ultimately uncovers his own ability to love and opens his heart to the world around him.

About Adrienne Kress

Adrienne Kress is a graduate of the University of Toronto and has studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. Her work has been performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, among other venues in Canada and the UK. Following in her family tradition, Adrienne has also been a drama teacher, focusing on eight-to-twelve year olds.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kunj on January 16, 2018

WARNING! This review contains SPOILERS about the book. This is a really great book. I say that because it has lots of details, and they are mostly all focused on the topic, which allows readers to visualize the book really well. Also, there's the fact that Alex, from Alex and the Ironic Gentleman, come......more

Goodreads review by Frederic on August 14, 2020

Timothy and the Dragon's Gate is a very exiting book. They try to get Mr. Shen to get back to his Dragon form. Mr. Shen is a dragon that got punished by his servants, and he is trying to get back to China because of his punishment ending on Lunar New Year. If he doesn't cross the Dragon's Gate by th......more

Goodreads review by Jasmine on May 06, 2017

Timothy and the Dragon's Gate had more direction than book one in the series and made for a more enjoyable read.The story moved along and the obstacles that were in the way made sense and aided in the characters growth, which were parts I found lacking in Alex and the Ironic Gentleman. I also liked......more

Goodreads review by Ciclali on January 29, 2019

the book was not so great especially since there is not much to it like sad it's really dumb especially it does not give such a great example to kids Spoiler WARNING: Timothy gets into lots of trouble pulling pranks on his teacher and get suspend. that's not so great kids can read this and think its......more

Goodreads review by Karin on July 11, 2017

I didn't know this was part of a series but it works well as a stand-alone. The narrator is annoying but the plot is solid.......more

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