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The house with a dragon in it

When a mysterious hole opens up in her new foster family's living room, Summer encounters a dragon who offers her three wishes, but as she uses the wishes, the magic takes a dark turn and jeopardizes Summer's deepest desire for a home.

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Main Author:	Lake, Nick (Author)
Other Authors:	Gravett, Emily (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2024.
Edition:	First U.S. edition.
Subjects:	Dragons > Juvenile fiction. Wishes > Juvenile fiction. Belonging (Social psychology) > Juvenile fiction. Foster children > Juvenile fiction. Belonging > Juvenile fiction. Magic realist fiction > Juvenile. Children's stories. Fantasy fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:	When a mysterious hole opens up in her new foster family's living room, Summer encounters a dragon who offers her three wishes, but as she uses the wishes, the magic takes a dark turn and jeopardizes Summer's deepest desire for a home.
Physical Description:	242 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Audience:	Ages 8-12. Grades 4-6.
ISBN:	9781665955683 1665955686 9781665955690 1665955694
Author Notes:	Nick Lake is a children's book editor at Harper UK. He received his degree in English from Oxford University. His Blood Ninja trilogy was inspired by his interest in the Far East, and by the fact that he is secretly a vampire ninja himself. Nick lives with his wife and daughter in England. Visit him on X @NickLakeAuthor. Emily Gravett is the author and illustrator of many children's books, including Matilda's Cat , Again! , Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears (winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal), Meerkat Mail , Tidy , and Old Hat . Her first book, Wolves , was the winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Award for Illustration. Her second book, Orange Pear Apple Bear , was a Quills Award finalist, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year, and on the shortlist for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Emily lives in Brighton, England, with her partner, their daughter, and the family dog. Visit her at EmilyGravett.com.