Highfire by Eoin Colfer

An aging, legendary dragon who has lived in secret for centuries is forced out of hiding when the modern world—greed, development and scientific curiosity—encroaches on his secluded life; through wry, darkly comic encounters with humans and an unlikely bond with a young local, he confronts his past, his capacity for change and the consequences of progress, in a fast-paced, bittersweet adventure that mixes humor, action and a subtle environmental and redemptive theme.

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