The dragons may be out of the bag, but Jaxon is ready to hatch some magic of his own in this third book in the critically acclaimed series now in paperback.
Ever since the baby dragons were returned to the magical realm, things have been off. The New York summer has been unusually cold. A strange sleeping sickness is spreading across the city. And Jaxon s friends Kenny and Kavita have begun to change, becoming more like the fairy and dragon they once cared for.
On top of all that, Jax is hiding a secret Vik entrusted him with a phoenix egg! Jax wants to help his friends and learn how to hatch the phoenix, but so far his lessons as a witch s apprentice haven t seemed very useful. Where can he find the strength and the magic he needs?
10 I keep having the same dream. Night after night I fall asleep knowing that I ll wake up sweating, with my heart racing and my hands curled into fists. Even after I m wide awake, I hear a man whispering in my ear: I ve been waiting for you, my son.
Nobody calls me son not anymore. Sometimes I wake up so upset that I can t tell what s sweat and what s tears. I wash my face in the bathroom and then try to fall back to sleep. Sometimes I can. Sometimes I can t.
I haven t told Mama. She s got enough to worry about, and talking about my father just makes her sad. Plus, she s a really sound sleeper, and I m too old to be waking my mom up just because I had a bad dream. It s not really a nightmare, but I told Ma because I don t keep secrets from her. She s a good listener, and, well, she s a witch! So there s always a chance she ll be able to share her special knowledge with me.
Ma isn t my mother or my grandmother, like I once thought. We re not related at all, but rig
Ever since the baby dragons were returned to the magical realm, things have been off. The New York summer has been unusually cold. A strange sleeping sickness is spreading across the city. And Jaxon s friends Kenny and Kavita have begun to change, becoming more like the fairy and dragon they once cared for.
On top of all that, Jax is hiding a secret Vik entrusted him with a phoenix egg! Jax wants to help his friends and learn how to hatch the phoenix, but so far his lessons as a witch s apprentice haven t seemed very useful. Where can he find the strength and the magic he needs?
10 I keep having the same dream. Night after night I fall asleep knowing that I ll wake up sweating, with my heart racing and my hands curled into fists. Even after I m wide awake, I hear a man whispering in my ear: I ve been waiting for you, my son.
Nobody calls me son not anymore. Sometimes I wake up so upset that I can t tell what s sweat and what s tears. I wash my face in the bathroom and then try to fall back to sleep. Sometimes I can. Sometimes I can t.
I haven t told Mama. She s got enough to worry about, and talking about my father just makes her sad. Plus, she s a really sound sleeper, and I m too old to be waking my mom up just because I had a bad dream. It s not really a nightmare, but I told Ma because I don t keep secrets from her. She s a good listener, and, well, she s a witch! So there s always a chance she ll be able to share her special knowledge with me.
Ma isn t my mother or my grandmother, like I once thought. We re not related at all, but rig