Dragon's Green

I picked this up because I've enjoyed Scarlett Thomas' adult books, and I have a magic obsessed nine year old. I read it it through first, and I liked it. It captures the minutiae of school life well, as well as having enough excitement and adventure to keep the attention. The principal characters feel like a real gang of school friends, and I think it will really appeal to young readers who want a bit of fantasy and magic. There are certain sequences and passages that as I was reading I was thinking “this would really hit a chord with my little girl. She (nine years old) is 20% through so far, and says it is “epic”and “awesome”.