The Dragonling Series by Jackie French Koller, Jeff Woodman

The third book in an enchanting series, this book finds Derek trying to end his town's foolish attempt to capture a dragonling like his own. But how can he stop them--unless he joins the dragon quest?

It's not easy protecting a dragon!Ever since Darek saved Zantor the dragonling, they've been inseparable. Darek is the only family Zantor has ever known. But now Darek is bringing Zantor home from the Valley of the Dragons. The villagers are up in arms! He and his brother Clep are called traitors. Their best friends are turning against them. Even Darek's father has been threatened for allowing the enemy in their midst... moreIt's not easy protecting a dragon!Ever since Darek saved Zantor the dragonling, they've been inseparable. Darek is the only family Zantor has ever known. But now Darek is bringing Zantor home from the Valley of the Dragons. The villagers are up in arms! He and his brother Clep are called traitors. Their best friends are turning against them. Even Darek's father has been threatened for allowing the enemy in their midst. How can Darek prove that dragons are good neighbors to the villagers, who have turned against them all? less

Darek must end his town's foolish attempt to capture a dragonling like his own.

A bind-up volume featuring the first three books in the series: The Dragonling, A Dragon in the Family, and Dragon Quest. Readers follow the adventures of Darek and the little dragonling that he finds in the pouch of its dead mother. Darek must get Zantor back to his own kind.

When Derek's dragonling, Zantor, and Zantor's best friend, Pola, disappear into the mists of Krad, they are given up for dead. But Derek knows they are alive, because he can hear their cries for help within his head. But when Derek sneaks into Krad to rescue Zantor and Pola, he finds it's a much more dangerous place than he had ever imagined.

Darek, and his friends, have just returned safely from Krad with dragonlings. But Darek's father, who is still looking for Darek in Krad, is now in great danger. Darek has to rescue him, even though it means going back to Krad and risking his own life all over again.

Darek, and his friends, and their fathers have returned from the Mountains of Krad to discover that their village is now ruled by a tyrant. Soon all are engaged in a fantastic struggle that will change their entire world forever!

"A briskly moving, satisfying story, and the dragons are nicely endearing." Kirkus on "The Dragonling""The characters are believable, and their adventures, fears, and suspicions make for exciting reading for children moving into chapter books." "School Library Journal" on "The Dragonling""The Marvelous cycle of books about the bond between a boy and his dragon fits snugly between early chapter books and traditional fantasy for children... more"A briskly moving, satisfying story, and the dragons are nicely endearing." Kirkus on "The Dragonling""The characters are believable, and their adventures, fears, and suspicions make for exciting reading for children moving into chapter books." "School Library Journal" on "The Dragonling""The Marvelous cycle of books about the bond between a boy and his dragon fits snugly between early chapter books and traditional fantasy for children. Wonderfully well written, and with the deepest respect for its characters.epic and adventurous in scope." Walter the Storyteller less