#19 in Middle grade
Dealing with Dragons
- 223
- Pages
- about 4 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Dealing with Dragons” is a short, funny fairy-tale send-up about a princess who runs off to live with a dragon instead of waiting to be rescued. Cimorene, practical and unashamed of thinking for herself, is the reason many readers love it, and the book quietly sets aside the usual damsel-and-romance pattern. Some adults find the plot predictable. Ideal for children, and a quick pleasure for grown-ups who wanted this heroine when they were young.
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About the book
Dealing with Dragons is a middle grade fantasy novel written by Patricia C. Wrede, and is the first book in the Enchanted Forest Chronicles series. The novel chronicles the adventures of the princess Cimorene, who escapes her tediously ordinary family to become a dragon's princess. It received the 1991 Minnesota Book Award for Fantasy and Science Fiction.
Reading order · Enchanted Forest Chronicles
Full order & progress →- Dealing with DragonsThis book
8.28.2 / 10 - Searching for Dragons
8.18.1 / 10 - Calling on Dragons
7.97.9 / 10 - Talking to Dragons
8.08.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 261 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 64% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Middle grade average of 8.0. That is how 8.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.1 | 22 | 8% |
| Google Books | 8.0 | 14 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 8.3 | 225 | 86% |
Frequently asked
What age is Dealing with Dragons for?
Dealing with Dragons sits on the Middle grade shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 8–12. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 223 pages — shorter than 98% of the ranked books in Middle grade.
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