LitPick Review
The Dragon in the Sock Drawer by Kate Klimo is about two ten-year-old cousins that believe in magic. Jesse and his parents used to travel all over the place until he finally decided that he wanted to stay in one place. He and his cousin Daisy had always been close; both would read the same books of magic, dragons, hags, ect. So it was easy for him to go live with her and her parents. Daisy's dad is a geologist who studies rocks, so one day they were up on a local mountain looking for new rocks and that's when Jesse found a rock that talked to him. At first he thought that maybe he was going crazy, but he wasn't. The rock eventually hatches into a baby dragon that they named Emmy. Daisy and Jesse do some research on dragons and eventually find a site called foundadragon.com and discover that they are now dragon keepers who have to keep and protect the dragon from being kidnapped by Saint George, who has kept himself alive by killing baby dragons and drinking their blood. These two soon find that keeping this little dragon alive and safe is much harder than they thought it would be.
Opinion:
I absolutely loved this book. Even though it was a shorter novel it was an amazing read. The characters were well thought out as was the plot. Emmy was an amazing addition to this story. The very first chapter of this story got me hooked and I stayed hooked right until the end. While reading this, I forgot where I was and imagined being there myself with Jesse and Daisy trying to protect Emmy and keeping her hidden. I would recommend The Dragon in the Sock Drawer to anyone who likes fantasy fiction. I am looking forward to the sequel.