- Fantasy, Fiction, Princess Shimmer (Fictitious character), Dragons
A dragon named Shimmer, a monkey wizard, a reformed witch, and two humans go on a quest to mend the magic cauldron needed to repair the dragon's home.
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Classical in form, earnest, resolved and warm.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- warmbleak
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- Laurence Yep
- First published
- 1991
- Pages
- 320
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers, HarperTrophy, Tandem Library
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780060267544
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“Moving quick and quiet ... Slipping among the shadows of the tall trees ... The Monkey Sage is loose within the woods.... Tremble, you kings.”
Laurence Michael Yep (born June 14, 1948) is an American writer, best known for his children's books. He is a two-time Newbery Honor winner for books from his Golden Mountain series, the best known title being Dragonwings. In 2005, he received the biennial Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for his career contribution to American children's literature.
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