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Summary: "Nothing You Love is Lost"
Review: "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" is the second of Bruce Coville's Magic Shop books, and provide good reading material for readers who love fantasy, but are not yet old enough to tackle the "Harry Potter" series. In fact, the two series are so similar in their quirky humour and fantasy elements, that I wouldn't be surprised if J. K. Rowling has had a read of these books.Like all the children in this series, Jeremy Thatcher is facing all the usual problems of a young boy: there is an art teacher that hates him, a pair of bullies that torment him, and a girl with a mighty big crush on him. After a particularly bad day of facing these three problems, Jeremy escapes into Mr Elives Magic Shop, where he ends up buying a mysterious sphere of dreamy colours. On taking it home, he reads the instructions that Mr Elives included in the package...instructions for hatching a dragon's egg! Sure enough, after a small ceremony on the front lawn, the egg begins to break - revealing a tiny red dragon inside. Rather frantic, Jeremy begins the process of looking after her: feeding, hiding and generally caring for the dragonlet he names Tiamat. In return, Tiamat helps him out with a few of his own problems, and fills his head with colours and images that set his fingers itching to draw. Finally though, it seems that it's time for Tiamat to return to her own world. With information gathered from the book that the mysterious Miss Priest gives him, Jeremy realises he can no longer keep Tiamat around - especially since she's getting bigger and bigger! So it's one more trip to the Magic Shop, to open a portal between this world and that of the dragons... Reasonably short and sweet, "Dragon Hatcher" is a book that most young fantasy lovers will enjoy, with enough little tidbits on dragon lore to lend a sense of authenticity to Tiamat's existence. It would be nice to add a bit of meat to Mr Elive's role within the stories, as his motivations are a little unclear: does he purposely draw children into his shop? What is the function of his shop? Who are his usual customers? Does he plan to give out magical items? And what about Miss Priest? What's her story? Although kids won't care, I felt as an older reader the book would have benefited alot by having a little background on the magical aspects explained a bit more. On the whole, a nice blend of the magical with real life senarios, and though a couple of loose ends aren't tied up (what happened to Mr Kravitz? Do Jeremy and Mary Lou remain friends?), a sad but satisfying ending.
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Summary: My fav. from childhood
Review: ...It was my favorite book in childhood everyone in my family liked it including my parents, I was into the fantasy stuff a littel, but this really opened the door. This book is awesome every child (or person) but especially children should read it...
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Summary: Jeremy Thatcher comes to life in a full-cast recording
Review: Jeremy Thatcher Dragon Hatcher is among the most magical contemporary children's novels and will, no doubt, stand the test of time and be recognized as a classic. Readers who know and love the book and those who are new to the story will enjoy this superb audio rendition. Using a full cast with Bruce Coville himself as narrator, this recording includes all of the original text. Younger readers, who struggle with book length works, will love being able to follow the story as it's read on tape. There are few pleasures that compare to hearing a good book come to life. If you loved the novel (or just enjoy a good fantasy) this cassette will enrich your understanding of (and appreciation for) Jeremy and his struggles.
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Summary: One of the best books I've ever had the pleasure of reading.
Review: Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
An excellent book if ever i read one. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, and you will too if you like the MAGIC SHOP stories
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Summary: I've read it 3 times and I'm still reading!!!!
Review: Anyone who hasn't read this book should. It's the best book I've ever read. It's the greatest! :-)
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Summary: Jeremy Thatcher Dragon Hatcher
Review: Did you ever wonder what it would be like to have a dragon for a pet? In the book Jeremy Thatcher Dragon Hatcher Jeremy finds himself at a mysterious magic shop. The old man tells him that he is chosen to be a dragon hatcher. Jeremy finds himself caring for a dragon that seems to get him into a lot of trouble.
The book has a magical ending where Jeremy learns that you can never lose a friend if they are in your heart. The book was written in third person. I think the best character was Jeremy because of how he overcomes some of the hard times in life with the help of the dragon. This book will keep you guessing to what will happen at the end.
The book flowed together well and I would recommend theis book to all of my friends. The book is an exciting, tender book of how you can overcome your fears and how you can never lose a friend.
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Summary: "Nothing You Love is Lost"
Review: For kids that are too young for the complex "Harry Potter" series, and yet interested in fantasy stories, then Bruce Coville's Magic Shop books might be the thing to hook them up with. Each book is based on a basic premise: a young child with the usual kid problems (home trouble, bullies, crushes, angry teachers, etc) stumble across Mr Elives' Magic Shop, and leave with an unusual purchase that creates more trouble for them, but ultimately teaches them important lessons. In this case, Jeremy Thatcher escapes two bullies, the resentful nature of his art teacher and the unwanted affections of Mary Lou by ducking into the Magic Shop, where Mr Elives gruffly allows him to take home a strange glistening sphere with a sheet of mysterious instructions - it would seem Jeremy is about to hatch a dragon's egg! With the tiny dragonlet Tiamat born, but growing steadily by the day, Jeremy gains more confidence against the problems in his life, as well as more creative flair with the inspiration that Tiamat magically places in his mind's eye. Obviously, a baby dragon in the house is not as easy as it sounds, and even though only Jeremy can see her, Tiamat is still able to manipulate circumstances around her with her fiery breath. But Tiamat must eventually return home to her own world, and along with the mysterious, beautiful Miss Priest and Mr Elives, Jeremy participates in the ritual to send her to the "dragon-world". Despite the loss however, Jeremy has found a new outlook on life, had old friendships tested and new ones forged, and come to understand a spiteful teacher better. With little dashes of real dragon lore mingled in with his own creative liberties, Coville makes the world natural enough for belief to be suspended, although as an older reader, I would dearly like to know more about the Shop, its owner and its associate Miss Priest. Who are they really? How do they pick the children they give gifts to? How does the Shop move around? If he wished, Coville could make these short but sweet stories into something much more deep and interesting. As I said, the Magic Shop books are great for younger readers, with enough of the every-day troubles to relate to, and enough of the fantasy elements to fire their own imaginations. Its also worth mentioning that if you're a part of a country that recieves the Great Britain copies of these books, there are some wonderful new covers to behold by the artist Tony Diterlizzi, best know for his illustrations in the "Spiderwick Chronicles", that beautifully capture the children's personalities and their magical companions.
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Summary: JEREMY THATCHER, DRAGON HATCHER
Review: Full moons light to wake the egg,
Full moons light to hatch it
Midsummer's Night will crack the world,
But St John Day will patch it This is the incantation that Jeremy Thatcher has to recite in order to hatch a dragon egg!! One day whale fleeing from some bullies and Mary Lou Hutton (a girl who wants to kiss him!) Jeremy stumbles on to a magic shop and saw a sign that reads: ELIVES' MAGIC SUPPLES
S.H. ELIVES PROP. He buys a colorful orb, like a "kaleidoscope" which turns out to be a dragon egg!!! Soon the dragon named Tiamat starts to cause an abundance of trouble. No one else can see her besides Jeremy and Mary Lou. What will happen when Tiamat gets too big? Read the book, find out. You won't be sorry. I would recommend this book for 4-6 graders. I loved this book. I read it again and again. Colville is a genus!
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Summary: This is a great book!
Review: I am 22 years old, and i still hold this book fondly in my memories. This book is a must for anyone of any age who likes or loves dragons. Instead of a coming of age story about a boy and his dog. This is one about a boy and his dragon. I will definatly have this book in my children's children's library.
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Summary: A rather dull book
Review: I found this book rather dull and struggled getting through each page, though I had to read it for school. If you like stories about dragons and magic, you might like this, but I found it hard to read and one of the worst books I've ever read.
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