Several years ago (two or three or four), children's authors decided to write about - transplanted children in the 1930s, Cuba right before and right after Castro's regime began, America during the 60s. Then there was/is the sudden interest in brain anomalies - autism, and especially synesthesia, or seeing sounds as colors and shapes. It happens every publishing cycle. Two years before, an author picks a subject that he/she thinks is unique and by the time the title is published, that author looks around to find that she/he is not alone.
Thomas and the DragON Queen (My capitals! Pay attention!) is just one book about dragon queens and their mighty reigns. Ivy's Ever After by Dawn Lairamore has a very influential dragon queen in it - and a more friendly younger dragon as well. Ivy manages to enlist this young dragon in her plan to rid herself and her kingdom of a most unsuitable suitor. The two, Ivy and her dragon guard/buddy, Elridge, travel through troll-infested swamps, over craggy dangerous mountains and into a fairy mound looking for answers to their pest problem. This is a fun adventurous read with feminist undertones - not too heavy. There is an emphasis on diplomacy here that shows up in Thomas's book as well.
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