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Eleven-year-old Anya has a month to come up with the money to save her family’s home. The tsar’s offering a huge reward to whoever kills a famous dragon. Can Anya find the dragon in time?
Ages 11+
Pages 394
Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Last Offered May 2021
Awards
Sydney Taylor Silver Medal Winner

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174 Reviews

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Awesome adventure!

Review by Hudson

Anya and the Dragon is a great book. It had a fabulous adventure in it and a great plot. I would recommend it to people who like dragons and/or magic and friendship.

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Anya and the dragon

Review by Charizardjackson8

THIS IS A GREAT BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! READ IT IF YOU LIKE FANTASY BOOKS

May 08, 2025 12:40 PM
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Review by lzara

I think that it is a very good book but I like the second book better

Mar 10, 2025 08:44 PM
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Action, adventure, friendship, and fun

Review by LTinuviel

This is an amazing fantasy adventure set in an alternate Eastern Europe. It alternates between funny interactions between spunky, resourceful Anya and her goofy friend Ivan (the son of a professional fool) and suspense: how will Anya raise money to save her family's home without putting her new dragon friend Hakon in harm's way? Plus, if you know and love goats, the writer does too!

Oct 18, 2024 02:02 PM
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Really good!

Review by 5of6Qs

This is the first book in the series and I liked it so much that I went looking for the second one in the library.

May 09, 2024 08:23 PM
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Not good

Review by Ificouldrewritethestars

I say for younger readers it’s actually a little bit creepy and even I found it a little creepy and I never really finish the book not a great book for young readers

Nov 03, 2023 12:45 AM

Parent Guide

Eleven-year-old Anya and her family are the only Jews in the village. When the magistrate gives her mother a month to pay a huge sum or lose their home, Anya joins forces with her new friend Ivan and his family of magic users. They promise her a share of the reward the tsar will pay to the person that kills the last dragon in the region, but things are more complicated than they seem. Ultimately, Anya must decide whether to save her family or her friends.
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