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Maddy Mara's Sofia the Lagoon Dragon is a moonlit underwater quest for 6 year olds about a girl who loves diving more than anything.
It's the last day of aquatics camp. There's a party at a lagoon, with paper lanterns hanging in the palm trees. Sofia just wants one more dive first. As she gets ready for her new reverse dive, she hears a very familiar song.
This is the twelfth Dragon Girls book and the last part of the Sea Dragons story. The trio starts with Grace the Cove Dragon, so that's the one to read first.
In the Magic Forest, Sofia and her friends Grace and Zoe become Sea Dragons. This time they're looking for a narwhal called Nara. She's the Sea Keeper who winds the magic Water Watch that keeps the seas healthy. And it has to be wound TODAY.
It's Sofia's turn to lead. She's a little nervous about it. Making friends usually takes her a while, so when Grace and Zoe each squeeze one of her paws, it means a lot.
There are some VERY funny characters in this one. A school of smart fish need diving lessons to get into Lagoon College (a few of them take notes on tiny notepads). Then there's the Narwhal Kingdom, where everyone keeps forgetting they've got long horns on their heads. The palace walls are full of holes!
A narwhal called Toothy shows them round. He forgets to mention one rather important thing about himself until they reach his front door.
The Fire Queen is at her nastiest here. She sets Sofia a guessing game with three giant clamshells, and she doesn't play fair. It's tense, but a little glowing jellyfish called JellyJo keeps Sofia company in the dark.
Sofia's diving brain is really nice to see. When things get scary she breathes slowly and blocks out the noise, just like she does before a competition. That's quite a handy trick for a child who gets the wobbles too, isn't it?
If your reader has followed the Sea Dragons this far, they'll love seeing so many old friends again. Lots of the sea creatures from the earlier quests turn up, and it's a lovely moment.
When they want more Dragon Girls, Rosie the Twilight Dragon starts another trio. Rosie and her two best friends get swept into the Magic Forest in the middle of their Friday night sleepover.
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