![]() ![]() "Mejia beautifully tackles the subjects of animal captivity, endangered animals, human-animal connections, and even evolution." Global Animal A zookeeper fights to save the animal she loves, even as her own life crumbles around her. " is simply a beautiful writer…" Twin Cities Pioneer Press " The Dragon Keeper is an excellent novel with real, imperfect characters, and I have added it to our 5 Star Reads." 5 Minutes for Books Steve Reichling, Ph.D., Curator of Reptiles, Memphis Zoo ![]() This great work reads like a stolen peek into a zookeeper’s most personal diary." All the passion, turmoil, heartache, and conflict they experience, much of it kept internalized, are on every page of this book. "Mindy Mejia has given voice to the soul and mindset of the modern zookeeper. "In her debut novel, The Dragon Keeper, Mindy Mejia strikes just the right balance between interrogation of societal behavior and compelling entertainment…I was impressed by the way Mejia structured this novel to aid character development, enhance suspense and imbue gravitas…Mejia’s writing style is refreshingly down-to-earth and accessible while still conveying dignity and a sense of grandeur in passages…an entertaining story that will leave you with a broadened mind and a sense of hope." Booklover Book Reviews " layered, complicated, and challenging story…While painting a portrait of an imperfect but idealistic and dedicated woman, The Dragon Keeper also raises some difficult questions about the preservation of endangered species and our responsibilities for non-human animals." Our Hen House That's what Mindy Mejia does in her debut novel, The Dragon Keeper, a sort of ecological love story in which zookeeper Meg Yancy guards and protects Jata, the Komodo dragon that has been in her care at a Minnesota zoo since it arrived from Indonesia…After a heartbreaking/terrifying scene (I dare you not to cry), we're given a perfect ending." Twin Cities Pioneer Press I think that, because of some violence and more difficult vocabulary it should be read by children from 8 years old."Only a skilled writer could make readers care about a Komodo dragon. It is exciting, it is hard to put down, and it makes you want to read the following books by the same author. I recommend this book because it is a terrific book, and I want to share the joy it gave me. The protagonist, Ping, can be doubting, brave, kind and awesome, and as a reader I found parts of myself that were identical to Ping – I identified well with her. Its strong themes of friendship and self-discovery are well developed by the plot, which moves at a Its vocabulary is very rich and full of descriptive language which helps build an image of the towns and villages of old China, in which the story takes place. I think that Dragonkeeper is a superbly constructed book. Ping makes a number of strong friendships on their journey, with Wang Cao, Danzi, Hua and the Emperor, and she treasures those friendships. They encounter both Diao and The Necromancer on the journey, but overcome these evil men, and also meet The Emperor. A slave girl Ping escapes from the palace of Huangling with the dragon Danzi, carrying the dragonstone towards Ocean. ![]()
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