![]() That the map looks much like England is not an oversight, for the enemy invaders against whom King Redmond must defend his kingdom are Norsemen. To being with, a simple thing: she includes a map! All fantasy novels involving travel need a map. But it’s been a while.īutcher has written remarkable YA novels ( Truths I Learned From Sam remains my favourite of her books), as well as books for younger readers ( Isobel’s Stanely Cup is a fabulous historical novel for early readers), and a number of Orca Currents, “short, high-interest novels with contemporary themes written specifically for middle-school students reading below grade level.” The Druid and the Dragon is a departure for her, falling as it does into the fantasy subgenre yet it is fantasy that middle-school readers, not only older teens, will readily engage with. Not surprisingly, because ever since reading Return to Bone Tree Hill (2007) almost 10 years ago, I have enjoyed every book of hers I have read. I really enjoyed Kristin Butcher’s newest novel, The Druid and the Dragon.
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