If That Breathes Fire, We're Toast!
Oklahoma master list for the 2001-2002 Sequoyah Book Award
Voice of Youth Advocates' Best Fantasies of the Year list
Featured in Talk about Books!: A Guide for Book Clubs, Literature Circles, and Discussion Groups, Grades 4-8 by Liz Knowles and Martha Smith
Featured in 35 Best Books for Teaching U.S. Regions by Toni Buzzeo and Jane Kurtz
Cited in Best books: Middle And Junior High School Library Catalog, Eighth Edition, 2000
An Accelerated Reader title
Holiday House ©1999; jacket art by Joan Holub
What if you're the kind of kid who doesn't so much need a fairy godmother as a dragon to breathe fire down your shorts...
Reviews
This enjoyable, slapstick story has tongue-in-cheek humor and interesting characters that suspend reality and will captivate its audience. VOICE OF YOUTH ADVOCATES
...the sharp, funny phrasing and the likable, believable characters give the book freshness and zip, and the eye-catching cover will help it circulate in libraries. BOOKLIST
The story beautifully blends fantasy and reality. This book is tough to put down! CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Relaxed, readable debut... tongue-in-cheek humor will keep readers turning pages. KIRKUS
Children should find this book entertaining and easy to read. from HEART OF TEXAS REVIEWS
Pricing
| Description | ISBN |
Price |
|---|---|---|
Holiday House Hardcover |
978-0-8234-1430-7 or 0-8234-1430-2 |
$15.95 |
Scholastic Trade Paperback |
978-0-439-17482-4 or 0-439-17482-1 |
$4.50 |
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