This is truly a fantasy novel for all ages! It introduces readers to the history of dragons and weaves in additional themes of compassion, innovation, military veterans, and eco-conscious considerations. While there are school assignments, bedtimes, and routine activities of daily living, there are also holographic avatars, dreamscape battles, invisibility cloaks, underwater sanctuaries, ancestral lore, and glistening golden tombs of deceased dragon kings!

McFarland’s storytelling ability is pure enchantment. I experienced a trancelike state of wonder and grandeur that engaged my imagination to such an extent that the outside world simply drifted away. Scenes came to life in vivid detail, especially when they depicted dragons with 40-foot wingspans. As Jake joins his dragon on sky rides and transcontinental flight feeds, readers soar up into the aurora borealis and plunge deep into the Atlantic Ocean depths.

Equal parts adorable, thought-provoking, motivating, and illuminating, this imaginative tale proves that you can be as small as a rabbit while exuding the confidence of a lion. If you believe in yourself, positivity will bring possibilities that make the impossible seem plausible. Maybe dragons really do exist…