Thursday, November 5, 2009

The Dragon in the Driveway by Kate Klimo - ADVISABLE

Klimo, Kate. The Dragon in the Driveway (Dragon Keepers #2), 169 pages. $14.99. Random House, 2009.

Language- G; Mature Content – G; Violence – PG (hobgoblins sword fighting).

Cousins Jesse and Daisy are busy taking care of their dragon Emmy with online help from Professor Andersson. Emmy wants a book that is in the dragon slayer St. George’s possession, so the cousins go to his office to find he’s left without a forwarding address. After sleuthing they find St. George in the Deep Woods with hobgoblins digging in an old mine. The cousins seek help from their neighbor Miss Alodie and from Professor Andersson to find the Golden Axe and foil St. George’s plot.

Author Kilmo has created a fun new twist on the legend of Saint George the dragon slayer using modern technological elements and characters. Read the first book in the series before this second one.

EL- ADVISABLE. Samantha, Public Librarian.

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