BOOK REVIEW : Jennifer Scales and the Ancient Furnace by MaryJanice Davidson and Anthony Alongi (teen fiction)

Reviewed Item Jennifer Scales and the Ancient Furnace

Book Description from the Back CoverAnd you thought puberty sucked. Try morphing into a dragon. I knew that at this age I’d be going through a lot of changes-but blue scales? Claws? A snout? Come on! This is ridiculous and just so unfair. And I can’t believe my parents waited until the day I turned into a dragon to tell me that I am one-thanks to my dad’s side of the family. Believe me, no amount of dieting can stop how big I grow when I turn dragon-and don’t get me started on the tail. This dragon thing is going to happen every crescent moon. Can I be any more of a freak? At least I have my grandfather to show me how to get by as a weredragon. It’s not easy. And I can’t even tell my best friends, because dragons have ancient enemies who want to destroy them. As if my parents, school and the soccer team weren’t enough to deal with. Looks like it’s up to me to protect the few fellow dragons that are still left or I won’t see my next birthday. Forget about blowing out those candles. With this breath, I’ll set the whole town on fire… Mama Kelly’s Opinion: I bought this book for my pre-teen daughter. I have the habit of reading most books before she reads them. This is in part to scan for any inappropriate subject matter and in part to allow us to be able to talk about a book she particularly likes afterwards. I have read Ms. Davidson’s “Undead and Unwed” adult fiction novels and enjoyed them thoroughly, so I was very hopeful in regards to this book. I knew going in that she had the ability to meld fantasy fiction and humor while not sacraficing characters or plot, but I wondered how her personal flair would translate for younger readers. She won me over all over again!! I don’t to give away too much of the plot because frankly I think that mom and dad can enjoy this light read as much as their teenager. That being said … Jennifer Scales is 14 and the only child of Jonathan and Elizabeth Scales. Jennifer is dealing with the usual teenage drama that well frankly revolves around themselves. Her doctor mother always seems busy and distant, her dad seems to always be away on business, there are the usual issues with parental authority, school, sports, self-image and boys. Jennifer has always been a little different. Her eyes can only be decribed as silver, and lately her blonde hair has been betraying her by changing strand by strand to that same damned silver. But now her athletic skills are starting to gain her not only appreciative glances but outright confused stares, her dreams are filled with strange nightmares where her skin turns bright blue and she bites off her mother’s head. After the episode in science class which includes in part, her hallucinating that a dead and mounted butterfly keeps screaming its apparent that something is up. In her wildest dreams Jennifer could never have been prepared for the “facts of life” talk she was about to have with her parents. Instead of the birds and the bees Jennifer learns about weredragons and how she herself is doomed? cursed? destined? to transform twice a month (during both the waxing and waning crescent moon) into a dragon. This was a captivating read, full of detail, emotion, and lovely little plot twists. I highly recommend it! Blessings to you and yours Want your own meez? Start with 5 Coins, just use my referral ID mamakelly when you signup Mama Kelly (my myspace)

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