On the Bookshelf

Lincoln Kids sat down with Michael, age 7, to talk about his favorite series of books. We’re always on the lookout for material that might interest our readers, and thought that there might be no higher recommendation for literature than that of the Lincoln kids themselves! Thanks for sharing with us, Michael.

Q: What’s your favorite book series?

A: Dragon Masters (written by Tracey West).

Q. Tell me about the series.

A. Dragon Masters is all about dragons and they are always solving a problem.

Q. Is Dragon Masters a chapter book? 

A. Yep! Reading chapter books is fun because the stories can have so much detail.

Q. Where are you in the series?

A. Me and my dad are on the 17th book but I’m on the 13th.

Q. So you are going back and reading them on your own?

A. Yeah. We started reading the series before I could read, and now that I can read, I like to go back and read them again.

Q. Tell me about the main character in the book.

A.  There is a boy in the story and his name is Drake. He’s about my age (eight, I think) and he’s been captured to learn how to train dragons. Drake is funny, adventurous, and he’s always solving problems.

Q. What do they do in these stories? Are they finding treasures? Are they saving people? 

A. There’s like always a problem that they need to fix. So like, in the second one, they are saving the sun dragon. The sun dragon is sick and there is one way to heal her. 

Q. How do they heal her? 

A. They go to this temple … but they need the moon dragon. The moon dragon needs the sun dragon. They are brother and sister. 

Q. So you need the moon dragon to save the sun dragon? 

A. Yes. Because of their brother-sister magic.

Q. Do you have a favorite Dragon in the series?

A. The Earthquake dragon is my favorite!

Q. Do you think everyone should read this series?

A. Definitely, yes. It’s, like, so good.