DSA #7: Wheel of Misfortune reviewed by John

Dragon Slayers' Academy #7: Wheel of Misfortune by Kate McMullan
91 pages
Grosset and Dunlap
1999
Reviewed by John

All Wiglaf wants is to be brave and to fit in at Dragon Slayers' Academy. But when Wiglaf, Erica, Angus, and Bragwort are at the tournament, Bragwort hogs all the questions. When they get to KNC, they have to sleep in a dungeon. The next day, Bragwort gets all the questions wrong so they call Zelnoc, the wizard. He casts a spell on Bragwort and now he can only say, "Who." Bragwort realized that taking turns is better. If you like fantasy books, then you will like this book. I recommend this book for ages 6 and up.

This clever book contains a powerful lesson about teamwork and taking turns. This book would make people want to use teamwork and taking turns. The part of the text that shows me this is when Bragwort learns to use teamwork and taking turns. In the book, Bragwort hogs all the questions and does not let Wiglaf, Erica, or Angus answer any of the questions. For example, when Bragwort hogs all the questions and gets them all wrong, that is why they had 0 points at the end of the first day.

The illustrations in this book are very good and it almost feels like you are in the book itself. It feels like you are in a black and white movie or a black and white book.

If you like Harry Potter or Magic Tree House, then y ou will like this book a lot.

I also recommend the other 19 Dragon Slayers' Academy books in the series.