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Icefire
 

Icefire

by Chris D'Lacey

When David is assigned an essay on the history of dragons, there is only one thing he knows for sure---he wants to win the prize of a research trip to the Arctic. As David begins to dig deeper into the past, he finds himself drawn down a path from which there is no going back . . . to the very heart of the legend of dragons, and the mysterious, ancient secret of the icefire. . . .
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Top tags: dragons,  fantasy,  magic,  chris d'lacey,  writing (all tags)

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Liked It

Eric C
  • Rated 5 stars

“I really liked this book. The story's about a boy named David who goes to live with a woman named Liz and her daughter Lucy. In the story Liz makes clay dragons. But, then they become real. And then Liz's "aunt" Gwillana comes to visit. But she turns out to be sort of a witch. And she takes over the house and David has to defeat her.”

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Didn’t Like It

homeschoolmom
  • Rated 2 stars

“I really enjoyed the first book in this series, The Fire Within, and because it was basically just a fun fantasy story I allowed my 8 year old to read it as well. We were both eager to read Icefire. I was sorely disappointed with this second book. Not in the story-telling. It's a well written book. What disappointed me was that a book that is written for impressionable young children would have a main character talking about moving in with his girlfriend, mystical (New Age) religious...”

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Community:
  • Rated 4.128079 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 4.5 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Austyn A

    austyn a said:

    “is it good i am reading the first book now...?”

    posted Friday, October 17 2008
  • kaahan r

    kaahan r said:

    “yes but i suggest you read the first book first”

    posted Monday, June 30 2008
  • Simon S

    simon s said:

    “I don't like science fiction books, o you think I would like this book?”

    posted Sunday, May 11 2008
  • Emmy

    emmy said:

    “I think the plot of this book was very unexpecting. I didn't expect Gwilana to come.....not that many people did.....”

    posted Thursday, April 24 2008
  • Pengui

    pengui said:

    “I loved the book! I can't wait to read the next one.”

    posted Monday, January 28 2008
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