Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
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Jeremy Thatcher Dragon Hatcher is a novel by Bruce Coville and is part of the "Magic Shop Books" series which also includes The Monster's Ring (XXX) and Jennifer Murdley's Toad by Coville.
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The book's story revolves around a young schoolboy Jeremy Thatcher who one day finds himself in a strange part of town and visiting the strange Magic Shop where he purchases a beautiful marbled egg. The egg comes with instructions because Jeremy has been selected to be in the "Company of Hatchers." He successfully hatches Tiamat, a small red-scaly dragon who grows at an unbelievable pace, consuming vast quantities of milk and chicken livers. Tiamat is invisible to everyone except the family pets and a classmate. Raising a dragon isn't easy but Jeremy's research at the library and his experience as a veterinarian's son stand him in good stead. Communicating through visual telepathy, Jeremy and Tiamat become the best of friends and Tiamat's inevitable return to her own world is difficult for them both.
