See what the world is saying about the debut release, BORN TO BE A DRAGON!
This book is amazing, and we haven’t even finished it yet! I have been reading it to my kids almost every night, a chapter at a time. We are all on the edge of our seats! The kids laugh and giggle, their eyes are wide in anticipation…it’s amazing. We read A LOT of books in our house, and this book truly has it all. A must-read!
I read this in one afternoon, and I have to say that I LOVED IT. Because each of the characters had their own goals, doubts and feelings, because of all the action and drama, because of the well thought-out characters. Everything you would consider minor in the beginning turns out to be important later in the book, and just an email to a random guy turned out to be life-changing.
Lord Edric, the ruler of dragons, wants to make sure that humans and dragons never meet. But Deglan, a ten-year-old dragon, and Meia, a foster girl who daydreams about dragons, work together and depart on a quest that could change their lives forever.
This book is full of suspense, drama and comedy, and I recommend it to anybody who loves Fantasy and action.
A fun, fast read that will delight your 8-10 year-old dragon lover. An added bonus for budding artists is the art at the beginning of each chapter, and the list of artists at the end of the book. Adults will be pleased that the prose is clean, sharp, and just challenging enough to improve your reader’s ear. While recommended for an MG audience to read to themselves, it could easily be read aloud to younger kids. Gets my thumbs up!
What a terrific book! It’s an easy, fun read that will ignite your imagination and leave you ready for more. I can’t wait for my boys to read it, as I’m certain that they’ll love it just as much as I do!
I just finished reading your book and must say I couldn’t put it down and now I can’t wait for the next one. Congratulations!! I am so proud of you and excited for what your future holds.
What a fantastic, fun read for adults and children alike! The characters are instantly likable and the story holds your attention from the start. My 10 year old twins are fighting over the Kindle to read it now. I can’t wait to see how the rest of the story unfolds!
For someone who loves the children’s through young adult market, books written for a middle grade audience are some of the most fun to read. The target audience is always ready to suspend disbelief and allow their imaginations full reign and yet are looking for some more complex issues to encounter between the pages. As a child, I loved to lose myself in a book. To enter the world the author devised and play the words on the page like a movie in my head… and, I’ll admit it, I still do. For those moments, the characters are friends and foes, and their world becomes real.
“Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.” ~ Anonymous Dragon
I love this quote — it makes me giggle every time I read it. Jacobs has the quote on the title page of the book, and it gives us the flavor for what is to come. Deglan is a ten-year-old hatchling, who has not yet taken part in the Rising Ceremony. The Rising Ceremony causes Deglan some concern because his mark, which every dragon receives at birth, has been changing…and it’s not supposed to. Deglan is afraid because Lord Edric has been searching for the dragon of legend for as long as Deglan can remember, and the dragon of legend has a mark in the shape of a dragon, instead of the more usual crescent or star. Which is exactly what Deglan’s mark has morphed into. Could he be the dragon Lord Edric has been seeking? And if Lord Edric discovers his mark at the Rising Ceremony, will his family be banished… or worse?
Meia, is a ten-year-old foster child who has been bounced from family to family, mainly because of her dreams and nightmares about dragons, until she has finally been placed with a family who take her obsession in stride. The Bensens encourage Meia to talk about her dreams, instead of thinking she is weird. Meia is a daydreamer, and has trouble focusing in class sometimes because her mind takes her on flights of fancy… on the back of a blue dragon.
Deglan and Meia both have their part to fulfill the legend centuries old. An unlikely alliance to say the least, but one that takes us on a roller-coaster ride — exciting from the morphing of the mark to the thrilling conclusion.
Born To Be A Dragon is a delightful read and has almost as many twists and turns as Meia has freckles on her nose. In her debut novel, Eisley Jacobs truly gets into the ten-year-old mindset and has written the book in alternating points of view. So you get the perspective of Deglan and Meia throughout and their different takes on the circumstances as they unfold. This makes it a great read for both boys and girls because they each have a main character to identify with. Each of the characters jump off the page, whether their part is large or small, even down to Philip the garden gnome. In addition, Jacobs has artwork starting each chapter, drawn by satisfied readers who are eagerly awaiting the next book in the series. Charming.
A fun-filled story for dragon-lovers everywhere.
Born to Be a Dragon is simply a fantastic book! This is a story sure to appeal to middle grades readers. It is a perfect mix: Humor, adventure, mystery, fantasty. It’s all in there, and it all meshes beautifully. The story flows seamlessly within its transitions from human world to dragonish and back again, and it leaves the reader eager for the next installment in the series. Let’s hope the writer doesn’t delay in bringing forth book two! I read this book in a single sitting, and while I’m an adult, I can see my 11 year old son doing the same thing just as soon as I hand over my Kindle. (He’ll be excited to know I also got him the autographed hard copy the author is offering right now!) If you are considering purchasing, let me assure you: You won’t be disappointed. I think we’ll be seeing many more wonderful works from this author.
I just finished this book on my Kindle App and can’t wait for my signed copy to arrive to give to my 9 year old to read! What a wonderful story! It is imaginative, exciting and fun! With two main characters, a boy dragon and a girl human, it is really a book that will appeal to both boys and girls. It tells the story from both perspectives, alternating chapters, and I really like the way that unfolds the story and shows you what they are both thinking/feeling. I couldn’t get enough of this and even as an adult can’t wait for the next book to come out so I can see where else this story takes me! A must read!
Born to Be a Dragon is simply a fantastic book! This is a story sure to appeal to middle grades readers. It is a perfect mix: Humor, adventure, mystery, fantasy. It’s all in there, and it all meshes beautifully. The story flows seamlessly within its transitions from human world to dragonish and back again, and it leaves the reader eager for the next installment in the series. Let’s hope the writer doesn’t delay in bringing forth book two! I read this book in a single sitting, and while I’m an adult, I can see my 11 year old son doing the same thing just as soon as I hand over my Kindle. (He’ll be excited to know I also got him the autographed hard copy the author is offering right now!) If you are considering purchasing, let me assure you: You won’t be disappointed. I think we’ll be seeing many more wonderful works from this author.
10 years ago few and far between were the fantasy novels for young kids. Luckily, things have changed quite a bit since then and now there are many series and stand-alone novels in the fantasy genre for pre-teens to choose from. Of course, this can make it easy to miss some real gems.
Born to be a Dragon is one of those gems that I plan to share with my own kids. Set in a sort of “Alternate Reality” where dragons and magic are real, Eisley Jacobs has crafted a story that is on one hand pure fantasy, but on the other easy for children to identify with. The dragons are as big and as powerful as in any series, but what sets this book apart is the protagonist, Meia, is so likeable and easy to identify with that it was hard for me to put this book down.
You see, Meia is different in a lot of ways. But two things really set her apart from the other kids at school: 1.) She is a foster child that never knew her parents at all and 2.) All she talks, thinks, or even dreams about are dragons. And everyone knows, there is no such thing as dragons! Her last foster family definitely didn’t understand, and this new foster family doesn’t even seem to want to give her a chance, they’ve already called her case worker at least once. But soon Meia comes to realize that for her dragons are not just her obsession, they are her destiny.
This first book in the series is really promising and I’m looking forward to more. The book is completely stand-alone; it is a complete story with a great climax. However after reading, I’m sure you’ll be just like me, waiting to continue the journey of Meia and her friend Deglan.
Deglan is a ten-year-old dragon who waits for his Rising Ceremony. The ceremony every ten-year-old dragon waits for with anticipation and excitement. Only Deglan isn’t like the other dragons. He awaits his rising ceremony with fear. The mark on his arm, the mark that tells his society his place in their world, has begun to change. And the change can only bring danger.
Ten-year-old Meia is a girl, human but not ordinary. She’s been shuffled from foster home to foster home always hoping for a family of her own. But the only consistency Meia’s finds in her life is her dreams. Every night she dreams of dragons.
The meeting of these two is unlikely and impossible, yet fate intervenes. When they discover each other they realize they share a bond that transcends time and distance.
Born to be a Dragon is a delightful book about friendship and hope. Of fate and choices. Of how it doesn’t matter how big or how small or even how old you are, that you CAN make a difference in the world.
As soon as I heard this book was out I couldn’t wait to download it and read it on my Kindle. The book is very well written, but still an easy read. It is a good read for almost all ages. The story kept me interested and hooked throughout the entire book. I really enjoyed it and could hardly bare to put it down, I wanted to know what was going to happen next! Now that I have finished it, I cannot wait for the next one and fully intend to share this first one with my nephew 
Born to be a Dragon is absolutely magical. Meia steals the show for me and is very easy to relate to. The book falls into an easy rhythm between the POVs of Meia and Deglan that continuously pulls you forward, which can make it hard to put down.
Everyone, especially parents with young children.
Meia bounces from foster home to foster home, plagued by nightmares, until she lives with the Bensons. A research paper at school sends her to a website about the Cook Islands and she reads about a man named, Atticus, who claims to have seen a dragon.
And dragons are what plagues her dreams.
Born to be a Dragon is a cute middle grade with lots of action and emotion. The view point switches back and forth between Meia and the Deglan, the dragon. Advanced first grade readers through fifth graders will enjoy this story. Possibly middle schoolers, depending on their maturity level. There are plenty of twists and cliffhangers to keep the reader turning the pages!
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I picked this up. Middle-grade story about dragons…okay, sure, I’ll give it a try. I wasn’t disappointed. First of all, not directly related to the story but something I loved – ever chapter had it’s own dragon picture leading in, and the artwork was a lot of fun. It was a nice touch.
But that was more like the pretty icing-flowers on the cake. The story itself was fantastic. A dragon with a mark that makes him a threat to the leader of the dragon clan. A girl who dreams of dragons. A lot. To the point where it gets her bounced from one foster home to another for being ‘too weird’.
Both characters struggle to embrace their uniqueness without being ostracized from their worlds. As the story moves on and their lives come together, they grow as individuals and become close because of who they are, not what.
I enjoyed the unique approach to dragons in this world, and how the fantasy aspects mingled with a reality I’m already familiar with. This was a fun read, and would be a fantastic book for pre-teen kids who want to give fantasy a try, but aren’t too big on other-world settings.
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