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HANDBOOK FOR DRAGON SLAYERS

BY MERRIE HASKELL
HARPERCOLLINS CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Tilda has never given much thought to dragons. After all, as Princess of Alder Brook she has many responsibilities and little time for reflection.

But when unforeseen circumstances turn Tilda’s life upside down, she finds herself traveling the countryside with two would-be dragon slayers. Freed of a princess’s obligations, soon Tilda is befriending magical horses and battling dragons. Before long she is learning more about dragons, and herself, than she had ever expected.

Handbook for Dragon Slayers is a magical tale of danger and duty, perceptions and wishes, and of a brave new heroine on a journey of discovery.

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AUTHOR

Merrie Haskell

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Quick Facts:
Merrie Haskell wrote her first story at age seven, and she walked dogs after school in order to buy her first typewriter. She earned a B.A. in biological anthropology at the Residential College of the University of Michigan. She now lives with her family in Saline, Michigan. Merrie works in a library with over 7 million books, and she finds this to be just about the right number. Her debut novel wasThe Princess Curse.

Celebrity Lookalike: Maura Tierney, as much as anyone.
Motto: After taking 99 years to climb a stairway, the tortoise falls and says there is a curse on haste. - Maltese proverb
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