Dragonsdale 2: Riding The Storm

Dragonsdale 2: Riding The Storm

Product Description When Breena and Moonflight go missing, its Cara and Skydancer to the rescue, RIDING THE STORM to save them: Book 2 in the fully illustrated, highly accessible new DRAGONSDALE series! Caras so overjoyed to be a dragonrider at last, she doesnt notice Breenas jealousy. And when Cara deliberately loses a competition to help her friend, Breenas not grateful--shes insulted, and lashes out at Hortense, who sets about sabotaging the girls friendship. Disqualified from competition, Breena and Moonflight suffer a terrible fall. Cold and hurt, the two seek shelter in the Cave of Sighs. But the tide is rising, threatening to wash them away! Cara must sacrifice the championships and seek instead the help of the merfolk in order to rescue her best friend and her beloved dragon! From School Library Journal Grade 35This second book in the series has the same charm and crossover appeal as Dragonsdale (Scholastic, 2007). Breena and Cara are best friends, but now Cara is riding dragons better than any other competitor. Breena doesnt mean to be jealous, but her dreams of being part of the guard flight are fast disappearing as she and her dragon struggle to regain their Trustbond after an accident. The rift in the girls relationship is compounded by another girls gossip and lies. When Breena takes her dragon off into the wilderness and doesnt return, it is only Cara who can solve the mystery of what has happened to her. Drake has taken horseback riding and all of its appeal and married it with fantasy and dragons. The setting is well developed and interesting, filled with wonders such as a merboy and his underwater flock of ramlike capricorns. The secondary characters also help bring the story to life. The writing is light and easy, and the black-and-white drawings add to the action. Tasha Saecker, Menasha Public Library, WI Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. About the Author When it comes to dragons, SALAMANDA DRAKE knows her Goldenbrows from her Finbacks. She lives on Pennyloaf Island, Bresal.