“Appealing characters and lots of action make it a good choice for young adventure readers. “Appealing characters and lots of action make it a good choice for young adventure readers.”- Booklist “ A complex and impeccably developed plot-there is plenty to recommend in this novel.”- The Bulletin ★ “ A fantastic and original tale of adventure and magic.Piper is a heroine to fall in love with: smart, brave, kind, and mechanically inclined to boot.”- School Library Journal, Starred Her first book for middle grade readers is The Mark of the Dragonfly. The mark of the dragonfly Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Her novels for the D&D Forgotten Realms line include The Howling Delve, Mistshore, Unbroken Chain, Unbroken Chain: The Darker Road, and Spider and Stone. ★ “ Heart, brains, and courage find a home in a steampunk fantasy worthy of a nod from Baum.”- Kirkus Reviews, Starred Jaleigh Johnson is a fantasy writer born and raised in the wilds of the Midwest.

★ “This magnetic middle-grade debut… a page-turner that defies easy categorization and ought to have broad appeal.”- Publishers Weekly, Starred And very exciting, if she can manage to survive the journey. And stowing away is a difficult prospect-everyone knows that getting past the peculiar green-eyed boy who stands guard is nearly impossible. But a ticket costs more coin than Piper could make in a year. The one sure way to the Territories is the 401, a great old beauty of a train.

Which means a reward for Piper if she can get the girl home. The girl doesn't remember a thing about her life, but the intricate tattoo on her arm is proof that she's from the Dragonfly Territories and that she's protected by the king. Piper has never seen the Mark of the Dragonfly until she finds the girl amid the wreckage of a caravan in the Meteor Fields. The landscapes the girls pass through are imaginatively depicted and cinematically described (streets lit by glowing night eye flowers). For fans of Frozen, The City of Ember, and The School of Good and Evil, the New York Times bestseller The Mark of the Dragonfly is a fast-paced adventure story about a mysterious girl and a fearless boy, set in a magical world that is both exciting and dangerous. The Mark of the Dragonfly is a fantastic and original tale of adventure and magic with steampunk elements and a little romance thrown in.