SuitabookAgency and coercion
Creel is offered as a sacrifice so a knight might be lured into marriage, then bargains with the dragon for her life.
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Jessica Day George - Author
This is a fantasy adventure about a girl navigating a dangerous bargain, family poverty and an object tied to her kingdom’s future. Its central appeal is the combination of dragons, moral choices and high-stakes consequences.
Poor Creel. She can't believe her aunt wants to sacrifice her to the local dragon. It's a ploy to lure a heroic knight so that he will fight the dragon, marry Creel out of chivalrous obligation, and lift the entire family out of poverty. Creel isn't worried. After all, nobody has seen a dragon in centuries. But when the beast actually appears, Creel not only bargains with him for her life, she also ends up with a rare bit of treasure from his hoard, not gold or jewels, but a pair of simple blue slippers--or so she thinks. It's not until later that Creel learns a shocking truth: She possesses not just any pair of shoes, but ones that could be used to save her kingdom, which is on the verge of war, or destroy it.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a fantasy adventure about a girl navigating a dangerous bargain, family poverty and an object tied to her kingdom’s future. Its central appeal is the combination of dragons, moral choices and high-stakes consequences.
Creel is offered as a sacrifice so a knight might be lured into marriage, then bargains with the dragon for her life.
The blue slippers may be able to save Creel’s kingdom, which is nearing war, or destroy it.
Consider whether the story treats Creel’s proposed sacrifice, her family’s poverty and the threat of war critically, humorously or as accepted parts of the fantasy world.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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