DSA #8: Countdown to the Year 1000 reviewed by Thomas

Dragon Slayers' Academy #8: Countdown to the Year 1000 by Kate McMullan
90 pages
Grosset and Dunlap
1999
Reviewed by Thomas

All Wiglaf wants is the world not to end because it's the year 999 and the next day it's the year 1000.

But Zach tells Wiglaf that the world is not gonna end because Zach is from the future and he knows that the world is not gonna end. At first, Wiglaf does not believe Zach and neither do the people. But then, Wiglaf, Erica, Angus, and Mordred believe in Zach, and try to convince the people not to give up their gold because the world is not gonna end. Little did Wiglaf know that when y ou trust someone, they can be right.

This adventure filled book contains a lesson that you should trust someone. At the same time, the words are mysterious and the pictures make me feel like I'm there in the story. The issue is trust because when  you trust someone, they could be right.

This book is for ages 8-14, for children who enjoy reading about dragons. Another way to know if you'd like this book is if you read other books in the series, you would like this book.

Zach is brave about telling Wiglaf that the world is not gonna end, but Wiglaf shows perserverance about telling the people to not give up their gold.

This book is like the other books in DSA because every book in DSA has a problem. Like in this book, it's ht year 999 and the next day it's the year 1000.