Books with title The Dragonfly

Nine-year-old Adi is the clumsiest kid ever. After she oversleeps, misses her school bus, and hears her parents fighting, Adi wants nothing more than to escape for a while. But after her mother drops her off at school, Adi has no idea her wish is about to come true. During first period recess, Adi follows a dragonfly inside a bush on the playground. But suddenly, a violent thunderstorm approaches, the ground trembles, the earth cracks—and Adi finds herself precariously hanging from a branch above a huge hole. Moments later Adi’s arms give out, and she plunges far beneath the earth into a strange new world. Adi quickly learns that she has been called to this land for a purpose and that she has a journey to complete. Adi’s new dragonfly friend, Flutter, says that she has been to the kingdom before, but Adi cannot remember anything about it. As Adi begins her expedition, she makes a mistake that transports her back to her own world—where she makes a shocking discovery. In this charming fantasy tale, a young girl is swept away on an exciting and dangerous adventure, where she soon realizes she must summon the courage to help save a dying land—before it is too late.

Dumped by his father, Caleb Ferguson spent ten years at Fair Meadow Orphanage feeling abandoned and alone. Only his dream-filled nights of fairies, leprechauns, and magical knights give his life any joy, until the day the strange and incredible Professor Thaddeus Myrrdin Slimmerik appears. The Professor and his magical pocket watch turn the orphanage upside-down as he whisks Caleb away to the land the boy once believed existed only in his dreams. Caleb discovers his past and future uniquely entwined with Professor Slimmerik’s, while he also learns the truth about his father and the curious birthmark they share. Will Caleb fulfill his destiny or is the mark of the dragonfly a curse that will destroy him?

Drake is a dragon like most other dragons. He enjoys breathing fire and spending time with friends, but things get out of control one day with a very big fire, which scares Drake away from using his talent. Will he ever be brave enough to use his fire again? Follow Drake on his adventure to discover his God-given purpose and find out what he was truly born to do.

Grace is a shy, lonely fourth-grader. She watches the other girls from a distance and secretly wishes she were a part of their lives. Struggling with never knowing what to say or do when she is around the other neighborhood girls, Grace feels the sting of loneliness with each attempt she makes. Tillie has moved into her third foster home in nine months. Life has been hard, but Tillie refuses to let her circumstances bring her down. She sees meeting new friends wherever she goes as an adventure and challenge. When Grace and Tillie meet in a most haphazard way, they soon become friends and change each other’s lives forever. One offers friendship, fun and adventures while the other demonstrates unconditional love and what it means to give unselfishly from the heart.

If someone asked you to travel the world to save it,would you go? When sisters Manuela and Silvia and their dog, Fritz, stumble into an old woman's kitchen, they find themselves agreeing to travel by magic around the world to save The DragonFly Keeper. But it's not just the evil "Rogs" that give them trouble. Just try agreeing with your sister on life-threatening issues! They don't give up, however. They keep on going, and along the way discover exciting new places and feast on exotic food in South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Through it all, the sisters grow closer and wiser. In their final battle, Manuela and Silvia learn that the only way to help the DragonFlies, save their Keeper, and the world, is by working together.

The last dragonfly of the season is discovered resting one night outside of the Emperor’s great palace. In a series of illustrated panels combining fantasy and science, the dragonfly explains the life of its kind to the Emperor, ...and to the child you’re reading this delightful story with. This is Book One in Andre's Fantasy Empires & Sciences Series