Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher

Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
Author Bruce Coville
Country United States
Language English
Series Magic Shop
Genre Novel
Publisher Aladdin (1992), Harcourt (2007)
Publication date
1992
Media type Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages 176
ISBN 978-0-15-206252-1
OCLC 144228043
Preceded by The Monster's Ring
Followed by Jennifer Murdley's Toad

Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher is a novel by Bruce Coville and is part of the Magic Shop Books. It was first released in 1991 by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich/Jane Yolen Books, and later was reissued in paperback by Aladdin. Fifteen years later, it was rereleased in by Harcourt in an new edition.[1]

Plot

A sixth-grade boy finds an interesting marble at a magic shop. Only after he buys it does he discover it is really a magical dragon's egg.

Reception

Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher has gained positive reviews. Kirkus Reviews wrote that it was "A funny, enjoyable, imaginative story whose serious undercurrents lend it unexpected depth."[1] According to Christopher Paolini, it also served as inspiration for his book Eragon, as he had loved the story's dragon-hatching storyline.

References

  1. 1 2 "Barnes and Noble book page". Barnes and Noble. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
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