Dragons in a Bag, Paperback

The dragon's out of the bag in this diverse, young urban fantasy from an award-winning author--with two starred reviews

When Jaxon is sent to spend the day with a mean old lady his mother calls Ma, he finds out she's not his grandmother--but she is a witch She needs his help delivering baby dragons to a magical world where they'll be safe. There are two rules when it comes to the dragons: don't let them out of the bag and don't feed them anything sweet. Before he knows it, Jax and his friends Vikram and Kavita have broken both rules Will Jax get the baby dragons delivered safe and sound? Or will they be lost in Brooklyn forever?

"Good, solid fantasy fun." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"A promising start to a new series." --School Library Journal, starred review

Zetta Elliott was born in Canada and moved to the United States in 1994. She is the author of over twenty-five books for young readers, including the award-winning picture books Bird and Melena's Jubilee. She is also a contributor to We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices, published by Crown Books for Young Readers. Elliott is an advocate for greater diversity and equity in publishing. A longtime resident of Brooklyn, she currently lives in Philadelphia. Learn more at zettaelliott.com and follow her on Twitter (@zettaelliott) and Facebook (Author Zetta Elliott).