Dragon of the Lost Sea

Laurence Yep First published 1982

About this book

An American Library Association's Notable Children's Books of 1982, this story weaves a fantasy quest with elements of Chinese mythology.

Princess Shimmer is a dragon without a home after Civet, a sorceress, imprisoned Shimmer's sea home in a jewel. Shimmer is on a quest to get it back and to restore her home to its former glory. While tracking Civet, Shimmer meets up with Thorn, a young boy, and the two become friends as they both seek to right Civet's past theft.

Subjects

children's books
children's fiction
dragons
fantasy
fantasy fiction
fiction
juvenile fiction
princess shimmer (fictitious character)