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Minecraft: The Dragon — Content Guide for Parents

By Nicky DraydenRandom House WorldsISBN 9780593355732256 pages
Minecraft: The Dragon

Found in this book

  • ViolenceSupporting
  • Scary contentSupporting

Not found

  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles

Couldn't confirm

  • Profanity
  • Gender & orientation
  • Profanity: No source covers this book's language; the Common Sense Media snippets found are about other books.
  • Gender & orientation: The sources give a plot outline and an author interview but no full review, so we can't say whether LGBTQ+ characters appear.

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

Take flight with the ender dragon in this official Minecraft novel! When a desert town is threatened by illager raids, a young adventurer turns to a newborn dragon to save her home. 
 
Zetta is the best potion-maker in the village of Sienna Dunes. Okay, maybe she’s the only potion-maker in the village of Sienna Dunes. And maybe her potions don’t exactly work like they’re supposed to all the time. But when her village is menaced by a pack of illagers, only Zetta can see that the traditional ways won’t keep Sienna Dunes safe anymore. 
 
Zetta journeys to her eccentric aunt’s workshop outside town to search for an answer and finds a lot more than she bargained for. A mysterious egg hatches into a scaly creature with purple eyes, black wings, and poisonous breath. It can’t possibly be the mythical ender dragon . . . can it? And if it is, can Zetta raise it to be the savior her village needs?
 
The threat of the illagers is growing fast, and Zetta’s accidental dragon is growing even faster. With the help of her two best friends and her daydreaming little cousin, Zetta must train the scariest (and scaliest) baby in the Overworld. But when the dragon is fully grown, will it save Sienna Dunes? Or will it spell the village’s end?

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Minecraft: The Dragon appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    Hostile raiders called illagers attack a desert village, and the villagers fight back, so fantasy fighting is part of the plot. The story has a frightening baby dragon with poisonous breath, increasingly fierce hostile mobs, and spooky soul sand.

  • Does Minecraft: The Dragon have violence?

    Found (Supporting): Hostile raiders called illagers attack a desert village, and the villagers fight back, so fantasy fighting is part of the plot.

  • Does Minecraft: The Dragon have scary content?

    Found (Supporting): The story has a frightening baby dragon with poisonous breath, increasingly fierce hostile mobs, and spooky soul sand.

  • Does Minecraft: The Dragon have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Minecraft: The Dragon have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Minecraft: The Dragon have profanity?

    Couldn't confirm: No source covers this book's language; the Common Sense Media snippets found are about other books.

  • Does Minecraft: The Dragon have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Minecraft: The Dragon have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Minecraft: The Dragon have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Minecraft: The Dragon have gender & orientation?

    Couldn't confirm: The sources give a plot outline and an author interview but no full review, so we can't say whether LGBTQ+ characters appear.