Its appeal is broad: complex enough for adults yet accessible to younger readers. "Wilkinson writes with elegant simplicity and her tale acquires the force of fable. proof that the fantasy genre is still working its magic." - Jodie Minus, The Weekend Australian something worth celebrating." - Kate Fewster, Viewpoint the sights, smells and tastes of this fantastic ancient China are fully realised." - Australian Bookseller and Publisher Garden of the Purple Dragon (Book 2) and Dragon Moon (Book 3). an ambitious novel, marrying ancient Chinese history and culture with magic and fantasy. Blood Brothers (Dragonkeeper, book 4) by Carole Wilkinson - book cover, description. It is a story that informs as it delights and leaves the reader with a yearning to know more." - The Children's Book Council of Australia, Judges' Report is the essence of this outstanding novel. "An enchanting blend of fantasy and history." - The Age a wonderfully satisfying and unexpected climax." - Adelaide Advertiser "I was riveted by the magical adventures, beautifully told, of a nameless Chinese slave girl." - Katharine England, Australian Book Review in an absorbing, textured, adventure story." - Australian Book Review "In Dragonkeeper, Carole Wilkinson transports the reader to a richly evoked ancient China during the Han Dynasty. Short-listed, Canberra's Own Outstanding List (COOL) Award, 2006 Short-listed, Young Australian Best Book Award (YABBA), 2006 Winner, Older Readers, Kids Own Australian Literary Awards (KOALA), 2006 Special Mention, International Youth Library's White Ravens List, 2004 Winner, Kalbacher Klapperschlange Award (Germany), 2006 Short-listed, NSW Premier's Literary Awards, 2004 Winner, Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, 2004īest Children's Book, Queensland Premier's Literary Award, 2004 Winner, Best Young Adult Book, Aurealis Awards, 2003 Carole can be found online at: Winner, Younger Readers Category, Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2004 Continue the story with the other books in the series: Garden of the Purple Dragon (Book 2), Dragon Moon (Book 3) and Blood Brothers (Book 4). This gripping junior fiction fantasy is the perfect read for secondary school age children. Dragonkeeper is the story of a girl who believes she is not worthy even of a name, but finds within herself the strength and courage to make this perilous journey – and do what must be done.ĭragonkeeper is the first novel in the internationally bestselling and award-winning Dragonkeeper series from Australian author Carole Wilkinson. They carry with them a mysterious stone that must be protected. Pursued by a ruthless dragon hunter, the girl and the dragon begin an epic journey across China. A slave girl saves the life of an ageing dragon and escapes her brutal master. I think that, because of some violence and more difficult vocabulary it should be read by children from 8 years old.Ancient China, Han Dynasty. It is exciting, it is hard to put down, and it makes you want to read the following books by the same author. I recommend this book because it is a terrific book, and I want to share the joy it gave me. The protagonist, Ping, can be doubting, brave, kind and awesome, and as a reader I found parts of myself that were identical to Ping – I identified well with her. Its strong themes of friendship and self-discovery are well developed by the plot, which moves at a Its vocabulary is very rich and full of descriptive language which helps build an image of the towns and villages of old China, in which the story takes place. I think that Dragonkeeper is a superbly constructed book. Ping makes a number of strong friendships on their journey, with Wang Cao, Danzi, Hua and the Emperor, and she treasures those friendships. They encounter both Diao and The Necromancer on the journey, but overcome these evil men, and also meet The Emperor. A slave girl Ping escapes from the palace of Huangling with the dragon Danzi, carrying the dragonstone towards Ocean.
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