DSA #1: The New Kid at School reviewed by JP

Dragon Slayers' Academy

New Kid at School

By Kate McMullan

91 pages

Grosset and Dunlap

1997

Reviewed by JP

Dragon Slayer Wiglaf of Pinwick is often described, friendly, nice, trustworthy, and intelligent. Wiglaf feels once he is home in pinwick awful because he always has to do work like cabbage picking, and washing the dishes. Wiglaf also has the most unlikely ways to kill stuff to achieve in getting gold for DSA!

So Wiglaf isn’t such a good person with swords and bloody messes. Because it grosses him out and his stomach flips … but until he finds out a different way to slay a dragon?

A dragon weakness. Which is something that doesn’t involve bloody messes and Wiglaf also has friends Angus, and Eric? Angus always loves to eat, and Eric is a person that calls out lots of answers, and Daisy wiglafs pig that has a special thing that no other pig has? But all of them are a team that helps DSA!

Readers notice the theme of DSA is … its ok to be different kind of dragon slayer. When wiglaf comes to DSA he is trying to face his fears of dragons will he fight one?

I highly recommend ages 8 to 11 for kids who like predictions and fantasy powers and journeys.

This is an idea of power, courage, hope, friendship, perseverance, and differences. Wiglaf didn’t realize how good of a dragon slayer he was.

The Snow Spider reviewed by Liam

THE SNOW SPIDER by Jenny Nimmo

128 Pages

Scholastic

1986

Review Liam Horan

“Gwyn’s Grandmother gave him five gifts for his birthday, his ninth birthday.” The Snow Spider has many golden lines but this is my favorite golden line!

One series by Jenny Nimmo is CHARLIE BONE. This series I haven’t read yet but I want to read it soon.

This genre in this book is fantasy and adventure I think this because… Well, you have to find it out yourself.

Gwyn is discovering who he really is. He would go through anything to figure out who he really is. For example Gwyn thought hard about what would happen and would people do to him if he was magical.

People eight year olds and up will die to hear what’s next and will look forward reading the rest in the series. But I think this is the best read aloud book! If you think this is a good book for you, READ IT!