Dragon's Milk

Do you ever feel like you don't belong in your family? Would you do anything to save a loved one if they were almost fatally sick? Could you take care of yourself along with three younger dragons? If so, Dragon's Milk by Susan Fletcher is a book worth reading. Filled with terrifying secrets, daring escapes, and green-eyed dragonsayers, this book has it all.

Sixteen-year-old Kaeldra has never found a way to fit in with her foster family. She's just too different, and to make matters worse, she has green eyes, which means she can talk to dragons. When her younger sister Lyf becomes ill with vermillion fever, which is usually fatal, Kaeldra knows she must travel to find the last known female dragon Fiona and take some of her milk back to her beloved sister. When one drink is not enough, however, Kaeldra must keep journeying back to watch over Fiona's draclings, or children, in return for another jar of milk. Suddenly, when Kaeldra is watching the draclings, something terrible happens to Fiona, and the draclings instantly sense it. They know their mother will not return again. Now Kaeldra must take the dangerous journey to help bring Synge, Pyro, and Embyr to their kin, the lost Ancient Ones, or dragons. Pursued by others who wish her draclings harm, Kaeldra must stay hidden in the shadows while being disguised as a boy. Can she bring the draclings to the Ancient Ones before it is too late, or will she be caught by those who seek her?

This book is on my top list because it never seems to get boring. At the end of every chapter there's a new problem that has you rushing to finish the next, which just leads you to another. Fletcher does such an incredible job of portraying Embyr, Pyro, and Synge that you just can't help but fall in love with them, and Kaeldra shows such fierce determination to protect them that you have to admire her. Plus, if you love dragons, well this book is positively perfect.

Will Kaeldra bring the draclings to the Ancient Ones safely? Will her disguise be enough to keep her hidden? Will she ever return to her foster family and fit in? Or will she be just as much as an outcast as before? Is there even a follower who doesn't wish Kaeldra or her draclings any harm? Read Dragon's Milk by Susan Fletcher. Then you may find your answers if you read hard enough.