An army of Naturals is on the wing against the ancient Fortress of Covamere. The Charmed Dragons--the legendary ones still touched with magic's brightness--are fighting not only for their lives, but for the future of all the charmed world. And Fortune, a half-caste sought by both sides, is forced to choose between his secret origins and his soaring destiny.
'Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived in a library...' Deep in the bowels of a New York Public Library lies a dragon: the monstrous coal furnace that Sharon's father, the live-in custodian, must feed every night. A moving examination of family secrets, forgiveness, and the power of language, Feeding the Dragon explores Sharon's life growing up in the library and the fire she never allowed to fade.
Macy is in big trouble. Once every hundred years, a virgin must be sacrificed to the fearsome dragon who lives on the mountaintop overlooking the village, and the oracle has chosen Macy. The fate of her people rests on her shoulders, but legend has it that no virgin has ever emerged from the mountaintop once being given to the dragon. That’s why they’re called sacrifices. Macy doesn’t want to condemn her people, but she refuses to take all this lying down. Fearsome dragon? Bring it on. She’s determined to find a way to charm this dragon while saving her village—and herself—in the process.
The fearsome Book Dragon snatches books from villagers in the middle of the night to add to her own stash. Only brave young Rosehilda vows to challenge her in this fun fairy tale that delivers a loving message about not judging a book by its cover. Full color.