Dragonfly song / Wendy Orr.

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Orr, Wendy, 1953-

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9781760290023

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2017 Shortlist - The Children's Book of the Year Awards - The Book of the Year : Younger Readers.

Summary: There are two ways of looking at Aissa's story. She's the miracle girl who escaped the raiders. Or she's the cursed child who called the Bull King's ship to the island. The firstborn daughter of a priestess is cast out as a baby, and after raiders hill her adopted family, she is abandoned at the gates of the Great Hall, anonymous and mute. Called No-Name, the cursed child, she is raised a slave, and not until she is twelve does she learn her name is Aissa: the dragonfly. Now every year the Bull King takes a tribute from the island: two thirteen-year-old children have to brave the bloody bull dances in his royal court - but for Aissa it is the only escape. Aissa is resilient, resourceful, and fast - but to survive the bull ring, she will have to learn the mystery of her true nature.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Junior Fiction	Bayview Library	JF ORR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		I1413362114
Junior Fiction	Dee Why Library	JF ORR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		R00239MSLGD

There are two ways of looking at Aissa's story. She's the miracle girl who escaped the raiders. Or she's the cursed child who called the Bull King's ship to the island. The firstborn daughter of a priestess is cast out as a baby, and after raiders hill her adopted family, she is abandoned at the gates of the Great Hall, anonymous and mute. Called No-Name, the cursed child, she is raised a slave, and not until she is twelve does she learn her name is Aissa: the dragonfly. Now every year the Bull King takes a tribute from the island: two thirteen-year-old children have to brave the bloody bull dances in his royal court - but for Aissa it is the only escape. Aissa is resilient, resourceful, and fast - but to survive the bull ring, she will have to learn the mystery of her true nature.

2017 Shortlist - The Children's Book of the Year Awards - The Book of the Year : Younger Readers.

Comment by Anais

My rating: 3/10 I did not like this book because I could not understand it. It was all written in poetry and it was very unappealing to me. I think that people who are into poetry and adventure would like it.

Comment by Cassia

It's a gripping story about a young girl in ancient times who's family was taken away by raiders. All she wanted todo was to prove herself by becoming a bull dancer.

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DragonFly Song Her dad cut off her thumbs. And then a person found her and took her in as her own. Later raiders came and she was the only one thereafter the raiders came. And men found her and then she was in a adoption center. They later found she was marked. Also the mum said for her to wait for here and she would come back. She didn't speak much well really not at all. She goes to another realm and tries to dance with bulls. That's it.

Book Review Rating: ⅖ Why we liked it Interesting and engaging text. Who would like it People who like engaging mysterious and sad stories a bit.

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