Dragon Of The Lost Sea.

 

The Dragon Princess Shimmer is on a dangerous quest: to recover a magic pebble containing a stolen sea - a sea that is her home, her past, her future.  "may be I"d better go with you," suggest the orphan boy, Thorn.  Shimmer scoffs, " Don't try to follow, boy. You'd be next to useless."

 

Even through Shimmer is a dragon princess and Thorn a mere human, Thorn knows they have something in common.  They are both homeless, both alone in the world.  They need each other.  "I'LL never let you down, " Thorn says.  "Wait and see."  After all, if a pebble can hold an ocean, a boy can prove himself as bold as a dragon.

 

Notable Children's Books of 1982 (ALA)
100 Favorite Paperbacks of 1989 (IRA/CBC)
Dragon Series Book 1, Ages 12 and up, English, Softcover.

 

Laurance Yep is the author of several award-winning books, including Dragonwings a Newberry Honor Book.