Jaxton’s mother leaves him with a grouchy old lady named Ma while she goes to court to try and stay an eviction notice from their Brooklyn apartment. Ma turns out to be a witch who raised Jaxton’s mother. Ma hoped Mom would become her apprentice, but she chose a normal life. Jaxton learns all this when Ma enlists his help to transport three baby dragons to a magical world where they can grow and live safely. She has carefully placed the dragons in a candy tin without letting them see her to prevent them from thinking she is their mother, a phenomenon called imprinting.

Something goes wrong, on their journey to the magical world and they end up in a land inhabited by dinosaurs. The two are separated and Jaxton returns to Brooklyn without Ma.

When Jaxton calls on his friend, Vik, to help, he brings his little sister, Kavita, along. Unfortunately, Kavita allows the baby dragons to imprint on her and she feeds them, which speeds up their growth. Trub, a friend of a friend of Ma and Jaxton’s long-lost grandfather, comes to the rescue. He will help search for Ma and find a home for the baby dragons, but one of them has gone missing.

Jaxton gets acquainted with his grandfather and learns some of his mother’s history. He wants to reunite his estranged family and become Ma’s apprentice. But what about the missing dragon?

Dragons in a Bag is an entertaining, short read with illustrations. Find out what happens next in, The Dragon Thief. Learn more about Zetta Elliot at: https://www.zettaelliott.com