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The Dragon Egg Princess

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By Mara Alpert, Nora Raleigh Baskin, Kristin O’Donnell
| School Library Journal Verified
Gr 4-7–Three young people join forces to save a world where magic and technology uneasily coexist. In four of the Five Kingdoms, technology (internal combustion engines, automatic weapons, universal translators) is the norm, but in Joson magic still rules—except for Jiho Park and his sisters, who nullify magic. Five years after Joson’s young Princess Koko disappears, the king’s half-brother is attempting to usurp the throne.
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Librarian Mara Alpert reviews the latest 'Captain Underpants' adventure

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By Mara Alpert
| KPCC-FM (Pasadena, CA) Verified
After an absence of six years, the amazing (if scantily clad) Captain Underpants returns in "Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers: The Ninth Epic Novel," and reminds us just how brilliantly author/illustrator Dav Pilkey got a generation of kids giggling … and reading. Children's librarian Mara Alpert joins the show to discuss her review with Madeleine Brand. Okay, first off, I’m reviewing this for grownups and not kids, because kids already know Captain Underpants.
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