Dragonsdale was written by Salamanda Drake and illustrated by Gilly Marklew. It was published by The Chicken House in 2007. This book is a fantasy chapter book written for middle school to high school students. The main theme of this book is making difficult choices. the main character is Cara, the daughter of the Dragonmaster at the renowned Dragonsdale training farm. She works with dragons every day, mucking out their stalls, caring for their harnesses and tack, and tending the new hatchlings. But her father has forbidden her to do the one thing she wants to most in the world—fly on one—because her mother was killed in a fall. She has bonded with the most unruly dragon in the stables, Skydancer, who refuses to be trained, ridden, or cared for by anyone other than Cara. When a wealthy and cruel girl decides that Skydancer will be her next dragon, Cara is forced to choose whether to obey her father or save the creature she loves. This is a great story for young girls learning how to deal with puberty and hard choices.
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