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Have you ever found yourself in a position where you had to do what was right for someone else at your expense?.

When the world could only imagine dragons, he gave us Christ-truly an act of love that takes considerably more imagination. Jane believes in people-an act of love that takes considerably more imagination.” God has that kind of imagination. The dedication for this book reads: “For Jane. He had to do what was right for his dragon, not what was right for Jeremy. The angel told him he had to do what was right for God, not Joseph. He swallowed his pride and embarrassment and married Mary. However, Joseph did what perhaps was a hard thing for him to do. Custom told him he did not have to honor the engagement.

Here he was engaged to a woman who was pregnant.

Theology: Joseph had a difficult decision to make. The actions and reactions are typical of the children’s ages. What does make a difference is the careful care Coville takes to make the characters believable.

How does the perspective on gender/race/culture/economics/ability make a difference to the story: This story could take place in any town. It is plot driven, fast paced and who wouldn’t want to hatch a dragon egg! It has all the elements needed to appeal to all readers, especially boys. Literary elements at work in the story: The characters are well drawn and believable. He must take her to the land of the dragons. Finally he accepts that he must do what is best for his dragon, not what is best for him. He knows he should take his dragon to the other world but he loves her and does not want to part with her. Dragons are only hatched here, but must go back to their world when they are grown. As the dragon grows, Jeremy learns that this world is not safe for dragons. When the dragon hatches he has several problems. He takes it home and follows the odd instructions and finds that it is not a ball but a dragon’s egg. He sees a shining, multicolored ball that, to his surprise, the owner sells to him for 25 cents stating that “It” wants him. Summary: While dodging some friends, Jeremy spots a shop he has never seen before. Name of Book: Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher