The Dragon of Lonely Island

"Rebecca Rupps magical tale . . . radiates a glow as golden as the dragons scales." Boston Globe Hannah Zachary and Sarah Emily are spending the summer at their great-aunt Mehitabels house on faraway Lonely Island. There in a cave hidden high above the ocean they discover a fabulous creature: a glittering three-headed golden dragon with a kind heart an unpredictable temper and a memory that spans 20 000 years. Transported by the magic of the dragons stories the children meet Mei-lan a young girl in ancient China; nineteenth-century cabin boy Jamie Pritchett; and in more recent times Hitty and her brother Will who survive a frightening plane crash on a desert island. In this fluidly written novel Rebecca Rupp explores what three children from the present learn from the past and from an unlikely but wise and generous friend.