Author: Laura Chipman
ISBN: 1424101360

The following review was contributed by: S.V. SWAMY:  CLICK TO VIEW S.V. Swamy's Reviews

DragonSpeaker (it is written together though the book cover shows the two words
separately) is a book for the child in each of us. It is a story of magic, of
fire-breathing dragons and how a small girl of 10 is called to save them from
extinction. The dragons us the fire not only to punish evil people, but also to
roast apples! Jamie Mathews is a DragonSpeaker, one who can speak with dragons.
She is consistently called through dreams to her true purpose of life and is
helped by her grandma. She goes out on the adventure accompanied by a bully
Billy, who ends up becoming her friend.

When Jamie unites the tear drop pendant with the original stone of Magic from
which it has come out, she discovers her oneness with the mountain and thus the
whole world. Thus the book conveys a deep spiritual message to each of us, that
we all need to discover our true mission in life and fulfill the same to achieve
happiness. It also conveys the idea that the magic in each of us will be
restored when we become whole and complete.

The book is well written and appeals to children of all ages. I liked this book
for its different take about saving of dragons as opposed to the others dealing
with slaying of dragons.