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The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart
The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart | Stephanie Burgis
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Aventurine is the fiercest, bravest kind of dragon, and she's ready to prove it to her family by leaving the safety of their mountain cave and capturing the most dangerous prey of all: a human.But when the human she captures tricks her into drinking enchanted hot chocolate, she finds herself transformed into a puny human girl with tiny blunt teeth, no fire, and not one single claw. She's still the fiercest creature in these mountains though - and now she's found her true passion: chocolate! All she has to do is walk on two feet to the human city, find herself an apprenticeship (whatever that is) in a chocolate house (which sounds delicious), and she'll be conquering new territory in no time . won't she?Wild and reckless young Aventurine will bring havoc to the human city - but what she doesn't expect is that she'll find real friendship there too, along with betrayal, deception, scrumptious chocolate and a startling new understanding of what it means to be a human (and a dragon).A pinch of Ella Enchanted, a sprinkling of How to Train your Dragon and a generous helping of Eva Ibbotsen -The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart is entirely delicious.
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wordslinger42
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I cleared my bingo board!!!! I've never managed it before, and it's a good feeling 🥳🥳🥳 Also, the tagged book is exceptional (I just wish I'd made a cup of hot cocoa before reading it 🍫❤)

#bookspin #bookspinbingo

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Fabulous month!!! 2y
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hes7
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#MiddleGradeMarch

25. Riding Freedom 4⭐️
26. The Dragon With a Chocolate Heart (my favorite of the month!) 5⭐️
27. Over Sea, Under Stone 3.5⭐️
28. Half Magic 4⭐️

4🙌🏻 for #MarchUnshelfing ✔️

CaramelLunacy I remember Half Magic! I wish it twice! 5y
BethM Over sea under stone is one of my all time faves! 5y
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thegreentealibrarian
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So good. Aventurine is a sassy dragon and human. And there's chocolate. 😍

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MommyOfTwo
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Bookshelf by my bed with my current and soon to be read books. #ShelfieSaturday #ReadingResolutions

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MommyOfTwo
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My #BookOutlet haul! I am seriously impressed every time I order from there. List price I would have spent $184, it only cost me $46 and most of these were already on my TBR list! #bookhaul #bookmail

vkois88 I adore Book Outlet 7y
Mommamanzi You are awesome, what a great haul 👍📚❤️ 7y
LibrarianRyan Nice selection. 7y
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Zelma I really liked Book of a Thousand Days. 👍 7y
teebe Love bookoutlet 💚 7y
ladym30 Good choices! 7y
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emtobiasz
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#currentlyreading this middle grade fantasy about a dragon who discovers a man she's hunting is making a big pot of delicious-smelling hot chocolate. Unfortunately, when she devours it instead of him, it turns her into a human girl, and now she has to figure out how to turn herself back AND get more of this delicious chocolate...

iread2much That sounds adorable! 7y
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Lauredhel
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This is the MOST adorable book, y'all.

WarpedSweetness The cover is cute, but my first thought was "mmm chocolate". Lol 7y
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monalyisha
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"It was almost too much happiness to contain. But I was a dragon and a girl, and I was strong enough for all of it."

Has the makings of a great mantra. ??

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monalyisha
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A young dragon is unwittingly transformed into a human girl. This fills her with a fiery rage until she tries chocolate for the first time. 🍫The Kingdom comes to rely on her to save it from certain destruction. Where do her loyalties lie?

The story centers around 3 female characters; all are strong, stubborn, passionate, & supportive. Each refuses to quietly accept her lot in life. Each makes mistakes - & admits to them! Passes the Bechdel Test.

monalyisha P.S. I fear being harshly judged for my taste in chocolate! We desperately need to go grocery shopping, but still have the basics -- like the ingredients for s'mores. Obvi. 💁🏼 (edited) 7y
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monalyisha
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The snuggle is real. 🐉🍫💖📖🐰
#sunday #snuggleday

Tanzy13 🐰 7y
coffeenebula Perfection 😍 7y
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Ashley_Nicoletto Is that a bunny?! Best Sunday snuggle photo I've seen today. 😍 7y
kspenmoll Sweetie! 7y
monalyisha @Ashley_Nicoletto Yep, that's Moxie. She's 5. She's the best. 💖 7y
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monalyisha
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"Dragons would never choose to live together with thousands and thousands of other creatures, with no space to spread their wings or roar out a claim on a real, open territory of their own. Didn't anyone here want room to breathe?"

I love that the author, Steph Burgis, clearly identifies more with dragons than she does with people. ? I follow her on FB & adore this drawing she shared: an alternate cover for her book drawn by her 6 yr-old son.

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brandymuses
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#aprilbookshowers Day 30: Favorite April Reads
Three out of the four were rereads.

Chachic I need to catch up on rereading! 8y
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brandymuses
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Some Spring outside reading.

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Completely, utterly gorgeous MG - the best for this age group I read in 2016 - about dragons, chocolate, friends, family and finding your passion in life. I read this with a massive smile on my face right the way through, I adored Aventurine & new friend Silke. I'm left in awe of Stephanie after the ending - close to the end I couldn't see how she could wrap things up quickly enough but she pulled it off perfectly. An absolutely wonderful read!

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earlgreyediting
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THE DRAGON WITH A CHOCOLATE HEART by Stephanie Burgis is a charming, middle grade fantasy novel. It has a diverse cast and doesn't talk down to its readers. It will also leave you craving chocolate!

Full review at http://earlgreyediting.com.au/2017/01/30/the-dragon-with-a-chocolate-heart/

Chachic I have this in my wishlist! 8y
earlgreyediting @Chachic I really enjoyed it. 😊 8y
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