Books with title April And The Dragon Lady Pa

A clockwork dragon sidekick with an attitude. Ancient powerful magic that could destroy humanity. Handsome love-interests, and evil villains. For Wylie Petford, being half-dragon could have its perks. In 19th Century London, stablehand Wylie has just suffered an extreme tragedy. It is this tragedy that leads her to a magical device and her greater purpose.The alluring Dracosinum holds a key to her hidden heritage and opens the door for a fantastic future while leaving her love Lord Adrian in the past.The taking over of her hometown by the Villainous Lord Ukridge rips her from her closest friend and further destroys what little good is left in her life. Now, with the odds against her, she has one chance to become who she is meant to be, escape her shackles and defeat the evil lord Ukridge. Get ready for steam-powered adventure in The Dragon Lady, an enchanting world full of corsets, mythical beasts, and dastardly villains.

April Chen is happily planning to go away to college, and she has a great new boyfriend, Steve. But as the only girl in her family, April is expected to take care of her grandmother. And Grandma, "the Dragon Lady," hates Steve and has other plans for April. Torn between her duty to her family and her desire for independence, April realizes she must find a way to define herself on her own terms. Includes a reader's guide.

April Chen is happily planning to go away to college, and she has a great new boyfriend, Steve. But April, the only girl in the family, must take care of Grandma, and Grandma--the Dragon Lady--hates Steve and has other plans for April. Caught between two cultures, the teenager finally realizes she must find a way to define herself on her own terms. “Sparked by Namioka’s own experiences as an Asian American, April’s first-person narrative rings true with uncertainty, joy, and hope.”--School Library Journal

Its 19th Century London, stablehand Wylie Petford has just suffered extreme tragedy. It is this tragedy that leads her to a magical device and her greater purpose. The alluring Dracosinum holds a key to her hidden heritage and opens the door for a fantastic future while leaving her love Lord Adrian in the past. The taking over of her hometown by the Villainous Lord Ukridge rips her from her closest friend and further destroys what little good is left in her life. Now, with the odds against her, she has one chance to become whom she is meant to be, escape her shackles and defeat the evil lord Ukridge. Get ready for steam-powered adventure in The Dragon Lady, an enchanting world full of corsets, mythical beasts, and dastardly villains.

Alexandria Bennett is your typical, everyday outcast. Well, except for the part where she believes, wholeheartedly, in the existence of dragons. Hence the nickname, "Dragon Lady". Her life has been nothing but turmoil since the 7th grade, her classmates constantly taunting her at every turn because of her beliefs. By the time she's fifteen, she’s sure it can’t get any worse. Until a school bully backs her into a dangerous situation that gets her kicked out of school.With her mom unable to transfer from her job for another year, Alex leaves New York for Virginia to live with her estranged father and attend school in Richmond. Though the relationship between them is strained from the start, Alex finds hope in a chance to change her image at a new school, where no one knows her as the "Dragon Lady". That is, until she meets the other new kid in town and sees a carbon copy of her old self in him. Her morals and priorities at a stand-off, Alex must decide whether or not being accepted is worth the price of losing herself and the only true friend she may ever find.