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Publisher:
Harper Audio |
Release
Date: 2004 |
ISBN:
0-06-059759-3 |
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Format
Reviewed: 10 hours / 7 cassettes |
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Genre:
Young Adult / Adventure Fantasy (Present Day) |
Reviewed:
2004 |
Reviewer:
Carisa Weeaks |
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Kingdom
of the Golden Dragon
By Isabel Allende
Read by
Alexander
Cold and his grandmother Kate Cold have returned from their adventures
in the Amazon and the isolated tribe of “invisible Indians”
near the “City of the Beasts”. Now Kate, a reporter
for International Geographic is taking a journey to the Himalayas,
and brings Alex and his friend Nadia (who is from the isolated tribe
that they interacted with in the Amazon) along with her. Kate is
used to having things happen that are not normal in most people’s
terms, but when she and the teenagers start having to keep the precious
Golden Dragon oracle from being stolen by a greedy collector who
wants to use the dragons future telling powers to become the richest
man in the world instead of being the SECOND richest man for the
rest of his life, Kate, Alex, and Nadia realize that there is a
whole lot more to the Kingdom of the Golden Dragon than they thought.
“Kingdom
of the Dragons” is an incredible adventure of an ethereal
boy, his stubborn “you’re-only-as-old-as-you-feel”
grandmother, and mystical, animal-talking best friend in a land
of ice, snow, and ancient ways. The relationship between Kate and
Alexander is absolutely wonderful and hilarious. The descriptions
of their attire make them shine even more as characters. It’s
not often you hear about one of the main characters walking around
in khaki shorts and broken glasses that are mended with tape paying
more attention to what they are trying to accomplish or protect
than how what they’re wearing affects those around them. Both
of the Colds are intriguing characters with traits that bind them
together and characteristics and personalities that keep them worlds
apart at some points. I definitely recommend this book for anyone
who’s into adventure, humor, strength of heart, and the triumph
of the mind over all things bad and nasty.
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