Dragon's Plunder (Dragonflight Series) [Library Binding]

Brad Strickland (Author), Wayne Douglas Barlowe (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Series: Dragonflight Series

Having been kidnapped by former pirates because of his ability to whistle up the wind, fifteen-year-old Jamie agrees to help their leader, a living corpse, find the dragon of Windrose Island.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-8-- Magical talents are not unusual in the kingdoms in this novel; teenaged Jamie Falconer's particular talent is an ability to whistle up a wind--a useful skill in an age of sailing ships. As an orphan serving a difficult term as potboy in the Pirate's Rest Inn, he is more than happy to find himself kidnapped by the crew of the Betty, a pirate ship led by the infamous Captain Deadmon (who is incidentally a dead man). Jamie volunteers to sign on as cabin boy for the kindly, middle-aged crew, and to try to help them in their search for the true dragon's plunder that can release the Captain from his long captivity in a dead body. This is an interesting mix of themes and motifs. The occasional appearances of magic in wind-whistling and rope-tying and such seem almost extraneous to the more universal elements of character and plot. A brave young boy, a captive princess who is not as royal but twice as smart as she seems, a shy but gallant poet and his lady love, the long-suffering captain, and a very educated dragon are only some of the characters intertwined in this entertaining and poignant light fantasy-adventure. --Susan L. Rogers, Chestnut Hill Academy, PA
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Library Binding: 153 pages
• Publisher: Atheneum (October 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689315732
• ISBN-13: 978-0689315732
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,864,336 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not too bad, August 16, 2001

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L. Park (Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dragon's Plunder (Dragonflight Series) (Library Binding)

Well, this book was definately a very good pirate/privateer book. The author apparently had a pirate lingo dictionary on hand while writing the book because there were so many words that were unfamiliar to me, a common landlubber I suppose, that it rather took away from the book, rather than adding to it. I mean, I even looked up many words so I knew some of them, but with all the parts of the ship and such, it got confusing. Guys will most likely love this book. There is adventure, there is fighting and swashbuckling, there is treasure, and there is promotion for the main character Jamie. Girls may not like this book as much, I know I didn't find it awesome, because it is based on plot and what is happening rather than on the characters and their part in it. Though there are two very fun and strong female influences found in Princess Amelia, whom I adored, and Mrs. Llewellen, who can shoot a musket apart while it is in a pirate's hand a fair distance away. I liked the characters, and what a motley crew they were. Overall, the book wasn't bad, very informative on sea life a privateering, but not engrossing enough to get me to read it over again.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book! I love it!, October 17, 1999

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Eric Rodriguez (Indiana, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dragon's Plunder (Dragonflight Series) (Library Binding)

Dragon's Plunder is great for all sorts of ages who love great books of fantasy, magic, pirates, and dragons. I've read Dragon's Plunder every year ever since two years ago, because it's so great. I'm very disappointed that it's not here. I hope Amazon.Com can find it again!