Book Review ~ Andy Smithson: Blast of the Dragon's Fury" by L.R.W. Lee

Andy Smithson: Blast of the Dragon's Fury by L.R.W. Lee
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Source: Received from the author for review
Genre: Middle Grade/Tween Fantasy

Book Description: From the After Life, ten-year-old Andy Smithson’s relatives initiated a curse 500 years ago. Now they no longer agree it should continue and one is willing to sacrifice Andy’s life to end it. Unaware of the disagreement and with no say in the matter, Andy is unexpectedly and magically transported from his home. He finds himself in the Land of Oomaldee, facing mortal danger at every turn as he seeks to find a scale from a rare red dragon, the most ferocious of dragon species, to break the curse and save his life.

My thoughts:  Andy Smithson:Blast of the Dragon's Furyis a wonderful story for kids from middle grade to the tween years to read on their own. It is great for younger children who have an adult who will read it to them.

Andy is a modern boy. He loves to play video games. He has parents who work and don't have time to spend with him. He is expected to do his best in all things without a lot of supervision.

He finds himself pulled into a parallel dimension. Here the King needs help to break a curse that was placed by a vengeful ghost five hundred years ago. Andy is chosen because he is a descendant of the King's father, living outside the land of Oomaldee.

This story has many elements of fantasy. There are dragons, Pegasus, a wizard with a speech impediment, castles, birds that change into men, etc. It is sure to capture the interest and imagination of the reader.

I liked also that Andy is a boy who does his best. He's a good kid with a good heart. He starts to run around with a servant boy who is looked down upon because he is of a different race. He has green hair and that sets him apart from the others of the kingdom. Andy doesn't care. He sees the good in his friends and don't let insults and jeers from insensitive people get to him. I love that example for kids.

This is a cute book. The ending is a cliff hanger.  This will encourage kids to read the next book.  As a mother of a child who doesn't like to read, anything to get him wanting to find out what happens next is great.

Where can you find a copy?

Amazon * Barnes and Noble * Book Despository

It is 99 cents on Amazon Kindle.  You can press the link above to get there.  

If your local library has the options to request the purchasing of books that they do not have on their shelves, you may want to request that they purchase this one.  That way many kids could read this book. :)