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Authors: Laura Joy Rennert

Dragon Dreams

Royal Princess
Acadamy
DRAGON DREAMS

DRAGON DREAMS

LAURA JOY RENNERT

illustrated by
MELANIE FLORIAN

Dial Books for Young Readers
an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

DIAL BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

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Text copyright © 2012 by Laura Joy Rennert

Illustrations copyright © 2012 by Melanie Florian

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Rennert, Laura.

Dragon dreams / Laura Joy Rennert ; illustrated by Melanie Florian.

p.   cm. — (Royal Princess Academy)

Summary: Attending her first year at the Royal Princess Academy, Emma prefers soccer to ballroom dancing and dreams of one day riding a dragon.

ISBN: 978-1-101-59139-0

[1. Princesses—Fiction. 2. Individuality—Fiction. 3. Sex role—Fiction. 4. Dragons—Fiction. 5. Schools—Fiction.] I. Florian, Melanie, ill. II. Title.

PZ7.R2903Dr 2012

[E]—dc23

2012002851

ALWAYS LEARNING

PEARSON

To my darling Emma, her Chihuahua sidekick Lola, and
her terrific group of princess friends. You’re my inspiration!
And no, Emma, we CAN’T get a dragon!!—L.J.R.

1. All About Me

2. Princess Problems

3. Uh-oh

4. Let the Contest Begin

5. Woof!

6. Saved by the Ball!

7. Dragon Dreams

8. I Definitely Need a Plan

9. My Very Own Dragon Kit

10. The Dragon Caverns

11. A School for Gnomes

12. Dragon to the Rescue

13. Putting the Pieces Together

14. Birthday Surprises

DRAGON DREAMS

Chapter 1

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