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Book Review By Travis Hirko
The Secret of Dragonhome by John Peel

Melayne and young Sarrow are both talents or people of magic powers in a world full of war and torment. The king of both sides need talents to win the war. One day Melayne and Sarrow are coming home and discover their house in flames and their parents dead. So the set off for their aunt who lives far away and must hide on the way or be caught and killed in war. On the way they find Dragonhome and the mysterious man named Lord Sander. She must find out what Lord Sander is hiding while not exposing the fact that her and her brother are talents..


Plot & Themes
Tone of book - depressing/sad
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - a powerful magician
Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14)
Descript. of chases or violence - 10 %
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30 %

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status:
Has magical powers? Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters

Setting
Terrain
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Writing Style
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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