Dragons of Spratt, Ohio, The
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.81 (617 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 006000021X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Ms. Zinnen and her family used to live in Zanesville, Ohio. They now live in Grand Rapids, Michigan.. Linda Zinnen is the author of The Truth About Rats, Rules, & Seventh Grade, published by HarperCollins, which won the Parents' Choice Gold Medal. Her second book, Holding at Third, was published in 2003
And Candi is more interested in finding the perfect eye shadow to go with her rhinestone hair clips than anything else, or so she'd like everyone to think. In fact, someone is planning to do them some major -- major -- harm. But Salt is a pretty tough kid, for a couch potato, and Candi has a trick or two up her sleeve in this funny novel from the author of the truth about rats, rules, & seventh grade.. But not everyone loves the dragons as much as Salt. And once Salt finds out that his babies are in danger, it's up to him and one of his least favorite people, Candi Clark, to save them. He cares for them as if they were his babies -- they are his babies, for Pete's sake -- because, after all, how many kids in Ohio (besides Salt) have a litter of dragons living behind their house? Exactly none, that's how many. But how can they save the dragons? They're just kids, for cryin' out loud. John Salt loves his baby drag
The Dargons of Spratt, Ohio I grew up within a mile of Spratt ,Ohio, and was excited to see a book using the name in the title. I bought 2 for my grandsons, since they live near there now.. "Engrossing New Novel for Middle Readers" according to Erika Sorocco. John "Salt" Salt is your average kid, with your not-so-average pet. For Salt is the proud owner of nine baby dragons, of which are living behind his house, where he takes the best care ever of them. However, not everyone in Spratt, Ohio is a fan of the dragons. In fact, someone in the close-knit community is planning on doing the dragons harm. Now it's up to Salt and one of his least favorite people in the world, Candi Clark, to save the dragons before they truly end upextinct.As a huge fan of all things dragons, I have been anxiously anticipating the release of Linda Zinnen's THE DRAGONS OF SPRATT, OHIO, and I am happy to say that. Sparky said Chainsaw Shocker. Salt, a seventh grader who is the caretaker of nine dragons in Spratt, Ohio, says the dragons are the best thing that ever happened to him. He talks of almost nothing else. What a shock it is when his sinister aunt decapitates one of his dragons to use its blood in anti-wrinkle face cream. If this book was targeting a young adult audience, the loss of the dragon may have been less of a shock, but the dragons are like pets to Salt. The intentional killing of one of them is a harsh surprise. In the second half of the book the story does get interesting, and the ending is satisfying. It wasn't a bad story, but the aunt's grisly action
She gets her comeuppance, Candi gets to rescue Salt, and Ham gets to be the sidekick, all in very satisfying and occasionally hilarious ways. 4-7. From Booklist Gr. But none of the youngsters are really ready for Aunt Mary Athena, who lives on mineral water and has some nasty ideas about what dragons might be good for. This rollicking tale follows Salt, his best friend, Ham, and Ham's twin sister, Candi. Zhao, who first rediscovered dragons in China. Seventh-grader John Salt--everyone calls him Salt--lives in Ohio near the Wilds preserve, where his mother is the director and his dad the large-animal vet. All rights reserved. Salt's passion is the dragons that nest there, and his hero is Dr. Candi is busy hiding her fierce intelligence behind sparkly pink rhineston