When Women Were Dragons

A rollicking feminist tale set in 1950s America where thousands of women have spontaneously transformed into dragons,exploding notions of a womanΓÇÖs place in the world and expanding minds about accepting others for who they really are. ΓÇó The first adult novel by the Newbery award-winning author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon Alex Green is a young girl in a world much like oursexcept for its most seminal event: the Mass Dragoning of 1955when hundreds of thousands of ordinary wives and mothers sprouted wingsscalesand talons; left a trail of fiery destruction in their path; and took to the skies. Was it their choice? What will become of those left behind? Why did AlexΓÇÖs beloved aunt Marla transform but her mother did not? Alex doesnΓÇÖt know. ItΓÇÖs taboo to speak of. Forced into silenceAlex nevertheless must face the consequences of this astonishing event: a mother more protective than ever; an absentee father; the upsetting insistence that her aunt never even existed; and watching her beloved cousin Bea become dangerously obsessed with the forbidden. In this timely and timeless speculative novelaward-winning author Kelly Barnhill boldly explores ragememoryand the tyranny of forced limitations. When Women Were Dragons exposes a world that wants to keep women smallΓÇötheir lives and their prospectsΓÇöand examines what happens when they rise en masse and take up the space they deserve.