The Dragon Defenders: Book One by James Russell - An Epic Fantasy Adventure

Kris M.: Good little kids book.

United States on Nov 13, 2023

Marla: This amazing book kept me up late and held my attention throughout. It is a good book for any age, even a retired women like me. Thank you James Russell! I am starting the second book now and will share it with my 8 year old grandson…

United States on Oct 18, 2023

miclevine: We liked it. Not as great as Percy Jackson or Harry Potter of course, but we still enjoyed it just fine

United States on Oct 16, 2023

Margaret Craig: My grandson is looking forward to the next one.

United States on Oct 16, 2023

Lauren V: My almost 7 year old absolutely loves this series. He loves books about dragons and adventure. He has been captivated with this series. He can’t put the book down. He also really enjoys the added bonus of the AR. Fantastic series and really recommend. I’d suggest for ages 7-10/11 years

Australia on Sep 24, 2023

William Hills: Definitely read this. It's probably in my top three favourite books. Paddy is thrill seeking and Flynn is just awesome. I have loved reading these books. Also, download the AR Reads app because the animations bring the words to life.

William, aged 8.

United Kingdom on Aug 06, 2023

Kilagroo: Brilliant book!

United Kingdom on Feb 19, 2023

Patty E. Kindle Customer: I bought this as a Christmas gift for my grandson, who is seven years and nine months old, and in second grade . He recently enjoyed reading the Wings of Fire series, which is about a war among dragons. He hasn't read The Dragon Defenders yet, but I read it myself, and didn't want to set it down. It has a lot of action , danger, and suspense The child heroes show love for their family, teamwork, and cleverness. They take ridiculous risks. They show mercy to the villains who tried to kill them and a dragon, subduing the crooks without seriously injuring them and then even rescuing them. The young sister and the grandmother are portrayed as being capable, helpful, and intelligent. . I love it.

United States on Dec 14, 2022

L_: So I gave this book to my boy (9) who LOVES reading. He started the book, and told me it was a really exciting story about boys and dragons. At page 52 he said that he needed to use my phone and download an app, because the book has a secret message that could only be read with the app. I told him that he surely doesn't need an app to read a book (what if a kid's reading alone in bed at night, for example?), and that they just added this in for kids who don't like reading, to reward them with screens or something. But he said he wouldn't know what the message says, so in the end I let him use my phone.

Then I saw him skip through the whole book to decrypt all of the messages in one go, not bothering to read the story in between. AND THEN he put down the book and gave up reading.

Seriously. Publisher fail. Trying to get down with the kids by linking books to screens. Reminds me of that famous psychology experiment (Lepper and Greene) where children who liked drawing either were free to draw pictures for the sake of creativity or were told that they'd be rewarded if they drew. After a while, the reward system was stopped, and lo and behold, the latter group of kids...

United Kingdom on Aug 06, 2022

Jessica p.: my 7 year old absolutely loved this book. he begged every night for the next chapter and even started reading it himself. language is ideal or starter readers as it is simple enough for them to gain confidence while also learning new words along the way. print size is good and chapters are short which kept his interest. we have just finished the first book and are about to start the second. my only very minor complaint is the cover of the book curls easily and doesnt stay closed when not being used, but the story is fantastic.

United Kingdom on Jan 21, 2022