The Blue Dragon
by Yiola
Damianou-Papadopoulou
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GENRE: YA/ Middle Grade Fiction
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BLURB:
The
Blue Dragon describes the terror of the catastrophic tsunami that hit Sri Lanka
in December 2004. The novel focuses on a group of children—Hanseni, and her
siblings Awade and Manori, and their friend Nishian—their individual
experiences, and how they managed to pull through this horrendous event.
Overcoming their fears the children struggle against the forces of nature,
fighting against the odds to save themselves and their friends. Their stories
portray courage and hope, and demonstrate the inner strength and determination
that exists in the human spirit when faced with an unforgiving natural
disaster. This emotive and heartfelt story shows how even, in the most
terrifying of circumstances, the will to live triumphs.
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Excerpt One:
Chapter 1: “Mangona Village, Southern Sri Lanka
“I’ll go there too someday,” Hanseni murmured to herself, as
she played with the pure white pebbles at the sea’s edge. She always picked
this spot to play as she could look across to the other side. The house with
the red windows high up on the hill occupied her thoughts. Schools in Sri Lanka
were closed for the Christmas holidays, but the tutorial center never closed.
The house on the hill was a school for foreign languages. Earlier that day she
had seen the children making their way uphill. If only she could go too. In her
mind, foreign languages were a passport: she could fly away, travel, see the
world… Her eyes plunged into the azure sea and set sail for unknown lands.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Yiola Damianou-Papadopoulou was born in Nicosia and spent her
childhood in the Congo and Nigeria. She studied Journalism in Athens and has
worked with a number of radio stations, magazines and newspapers in Cyprus. She
has published short stories for adults as well as novels. She has also written
children’s and young adult fiction.
Excerpt:
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Kindle Edition:
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Paperback Edition:
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
Yiola will be awarding a $10 Amazon or
B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
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