Nan Sweet

Carrie’s father is angry about how much her mother spent on clothes for her for school, and now he’s staying out all night instead of coming home. Carrie’s sure it’s her fault--if only she hadn’t asked for the blue nail polish… Meanwhile Carrie’s best friend Ivy is called Bucktooth at school and can’t seem to see she’s really beautiful--because parents always say that to their daughters, don't they? Then their teacher invites the ten-year-olds to take part in a project where they care for a dragon egg and everything changes.

Nobody believes in dragons of course. Not even Ivy and Carrie. They’re almost as hard to accept as fairytale monsters and broken families… almost as hard to understand as the life and death of love.
But soon the two girls are experiencing exciting adventures, getting lost and found, learning the meaning of friendship, and finding the strength they need within themselves. A fire-breathing dragon helps and it’s all exciting fun.

Disclosure: I can’t remember how I got this one, but I’m glad I did.… (meer)