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    The Runaway Dragon

    By Kate Coombs

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    When Meg's dragon, Laddy, flies away from home, she knows she must go on a quest to find him. But she hasn't counted on her parents, the king and queen of Greeve, sending ten guardsmen along. Fortunately, she is also accompanied by her best friends: Dilly, a lady-in-waiting and a cool head in any crisis not involving heights; Cam, a gardener's assistant who knows the exact value of a brick shed filled with sausages; Nort, a skinny guardsman who has never given much thought to crows; and Lex, a young wizard with bad taste in horses, magic carpets, and sorceresses. Of course, Meg's quest goes topsy-turvy once she enters the enchanted forest—and her adventure is just beginning. What's more, meeting up with the dashing bandit Bain again isn't at all what she expected. Will this princess be able to rescue herself, let alone anybody else?

    In The Runaway Princess, Meg and her friends defeated a pack of princes. Now they're going to need swordplay, magic, and a whole lot of courage to find Laddy and get back home!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateSep 1, 2009
    ISBN9781429947152
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    The Runaway Dragon
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    Kate Coombs

    Kate Coombs has written several books for children, including the award winning poetry collection Water Sings Blue and most recently Goodnight Mr. Darcy. A former teacher of every grade from kindergarten through college, Kate makes her home in Utah.

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      Meg goes off on a quest to find her dragon Laddy, who has run away from home. However, her parents insist that she take a wizard, a lady-in-waiting, and twelve guardsmen along with her for protection. On her adventures she encounters a giant, an evil enchantress, and enslaved bandits.This is a fun and charming upside-down fairy tale similar to M.M. Kaye's The Ordinary Princess and Patricia C. Wrede's The Enchanted Forest Chronicles.