The Dragon and the Stone

Even though she’s only 12 years old, Lily McKinley already feels the weight of the world’s brokenness. She’s seen it in her mother’s exhaustion, her grandmother’s illness, and the cruelty of Adam, the bully at her school. But most tragically, she experienced it two months ago when her father died in a terrible accident.

As an artistic daydreamer, Lily has a brilliant imagination to help her cope, but that imagination often gets her into trouble. One day, it transports her to a fantasy world called the Somnium Realm, where her father’s secret history embroils her in an epic quest. With the help of a dragon guide named Cedric, Lily battles evil shrouds, harpies, and other creatures to find her way through grief, rescue the world from evil, and discover the power of redemption.

This thrilling novel by Kathryn Butler mixes fantasy with Christian themes, taking middle school listeners on a quest through castles, forests, and caverns to help a young girl find hope and usher in restoration.

1. Opening Credits
2. Dedication
3. Chapter 1: The Dragon in the Kitchen
4. Chapter 2: The Knight in the Schoolyard
5. Chapter 3: An Intruder in the Fortress
6. Chapter 4: Race for Ambush Ledge
7. Chapter 5: Twilight
8. Chapter 6: Ogres and Kestrels
9. Chapter 7: The Wilderness
10. Chapter 8: The Cliff
11. Chapter 9: Pax
12. Chapter 10: Downriver
13. Chapter 11: The Cascades
14. Chapter 12: The Basin
15. Chapter 13: The Cat and the Harpy
16. Chapter 14: The Flying Emerald
17. Chapter 15: Castle Iridyll
18. Chapter 16: The Council
19. Chapter 17: The Song
20. Chapter 18: The Quest Begins
21. Chapter 19: Fire in the Air
22. Chapter 20: Lost in the Desert
23. Chapter 21: The Forgotten
24. Chapter 22: The Cave of Lights
25. Chapter 23: Treachery
26. Chapter 24: The Petrified Forest
27. Chapter 25: The Catacombs
28. Chapter 26: Eymah
29. Chapter 27: The Escape
30. Chapter 28: Beginnings and Endings
31. Closing Credits