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Dragon's Bait | 
 enlarge | Author: Vivian Vande Velde
Publisher: Magic Carpet Books
Category: Book
List Price: $5.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  70 reviews
Sales Rank: 265228
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 0152166637
EAN: 9780152166632
ASIN: 0152166637
Publication Date: April 1, 2003
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Product Description
Fifteen-year-old Alys is not a witch. But that doesn't matter--the villagers think she is and have staked her out on a hillside as a sacrifice to the local dragon.
It's late, it's cold, and it's raining, and Alys can think of only one thing--revenge. But first she's got to escape, and even if she does, how can one girl possibly take on an entire town alone?
Then the dragon arrives--a dragon that could quite possibly be the perfect ally. . . .
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 Great fantasy for anyone, though a little short January 20, 2008
As a young teen, this book introduced me to the world of fantasy and dragon loving.
15-year-old Alys is falsely accused of witchcraft by a greedy shop owner who wants her deceased father's property. She is left out as dragon's bait and is convinced she's going to be eaten, but then the dragon decides on a whim to help her get revenge. Selendrile, as he calls himself in human form, helps Alys ruin the lives of the people who ruined hers. But in the end, she starts wondering if revenge is all it's cracked up to be.
This book has a great message about revenge and is highly entertaining. Just watching Selendrile trying to fit in with humans is reason enough to pick up this great fantasy story. I read it when I was 11 and almost ten years later I still go back and reread it. You won't regret buying this book!
Alys & Selendrile August 22, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I first read this book when I was 12. Years later, the characters and plot are still very alive in my mind. This is something to mention, due to my attention span (not really what you'd associate with a temperament of endurance).
I like books that are fast-paced, and that do not bog the reader down with too many unnecessary details. The way the romance played out in this book was done with much skill and taste. The author engages readers of all ages, which is both admirable and inspiring.
I found myself going back to Dragon's Bait, and many other books by Vivian Vande Velde, throughout my teenage years. That hasn't really changed now that I'm older. Her books lack yawn-worthy pretentious prose which I find all too abundant in many other books for Young Adults, which is of course just in my opinion, but also why I give this delightful book five stars.
I love this book! August 12, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read this a long time ago and I'm really glad to find it again. The Dragon character Selendrile has stuck with me for years, I can't wait to read it again.
 HoHum! November 4, 2006
1 out of 8 found this review helpful
Same old stuff, and using too much from the old-timey Bram Stoker junk. Make something new about these nightpeople instead of recycling the same old same old.
Great! July 17, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I really loved this book and literally coulsn't put it down to the point where I read it in one sitting. The book was overall very enjoyable.
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