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The Boy Who Grew DragonsAndy Shepherd
The Boy Who Grew Dragons
by Andy Shepherd
Tomas finds a strange tree in his grandad's overgrown garden, and the fruit on it hatches into a very small, very destructive dragon.
A story about children and magical creatures, funny and warm in tone. We would put it with children of 6–9, and at a reading age of about 7 for reading alone.
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Part of a series
This is book 1 of the The Boy Who Grew Dragons series, so there is more to read if it goes down well — which is worth a great deal with a reluctant reader.
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