Dragon Keeper By Carole Wilkinson

The first book in the internationally award-winning Dragonkeeper series, now a major motion picture with a stunning movie tie-in edition. Ancient China, Han Dynasty. A slave girl saves the life of an ageing dragon and escapes her brutal master. Pursued by a ruthless dragon hunter, the girl and the dragon make an epic journey across China carrying a mysterious stone that must be protected. This is the story of a young slave girl who believes she is not worthy of a name but finds within herself the strength and courage to make this perilous journey - and do what must be done.