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Icefire (Chris D'Lacey, Scholastic Books, 352 pages, ISDN 978-0439672467, May 1, 2006) the interesting sequel to the Fire Within, is a very enjoyable read. There are many new characters like Grockle, a baby dragon, "Auntie Gwyneth", a sibyl, and Loral, a ancient polar bear. In this story David learns the secret of the Gawain's fire tear, Liz has a dragon child, and a Inuit legend begins to come alive. Full of description, this book seams to come alive. This book was a LOT better than the first book in this dragon series. It answered many questions that were brought up at the end of the first book. I really enjoyed reading this fascinating tale and cannot wait to read the third book.Suggested Ages: 9-14Lexile Level: 690Amazon Link(s)Icefire
The Fire Within (Chris D'Lacey, Scholastic Books, 352 pages, ISDN 0439672449, March 1, 2007) was a very good book. There were many twists in the plot making it very enjoyable and interesting to read. While I enjoyed this book, I felt like a few minor changes could have made this novel better. At times,I felt like there was too much or too little description. I had no visual picture of Mr. Bacon and I had little idea of what Gwendolen (the dragon) looked like besides she looked like she was praying with her eyes shut and had a resemblance of Lucy. While I was reading The Fire Within I also noticed that parts of the plot seamed to drag on a bit. One of this is that it took quite a few chapters for David to capture Conker(the squirrel) and take him to the vet. Most of the characters were well rounded. I could picture Gruffen (guard dragon) as a soppy eyed, proud, intelligent dragon. On the whole, I thought that this well written and a good book.This is a book I would read over and over again (which I do).
Suggested Ages:9-14
Lexile Level: 630
Amazon Link(s)
The Fire Within
Icefire (Chris D'Lacey, Scholastic Books, 352 pages, ISDN 978-0439672467, May 1, 2006) the interesting sequel to the Fire Within, is a very enjoyable read. There are many new characters like Grockle, a baby dragon, "Auntie Gwyneth", a sibyl, and Loral, a ancient polar bear. In this story David learns the secret of the Gawain's fire tear, Liz has a dragon child, and a Inuit legend begins to come alive. Full of description, this book seams to come alive. This book was a LOT better than the first book in this dragon series. It answered many questions that were brought up at the end of the first book. I really enjoyed reading this fascinating tale and cannot wait to read the third book.
