Raya and the Last Dragon: The Junior Novelization (Disney Raya and the Last Dragon) Paperback – March 16, 2021

I bought this book to read to my kids prior to watching the movie. It was a great read, very action-packed. This book is basically the movie in book form down to every action scene and detail. It would be for an older reading level. I would say this book is suitable for an avid reader around 10-12 years of age but an average reader aged 12-14 years old. As an adult I struggled with some of the names in the book having not watched the movie. The story is started with a 12 year old Raya, who lives in Heart with her father. When her father is turned to stone she sets out on a journey to find the last dragon, Sisudatu, in hopes that she can restore life. There are no pictures besides a few pages (8-10ish) with images taken from the movie. There is a small fold out poster in the back of the book that is perforated and can be removed. We enjoyed the book and I feel like it made me and my kids appreciate the movie more. I caught more of the small details in the movie that I likely wouldn’t have picked up on without reading the book first.

We ended up reading this after we watched the movie (quite a few times lol) and it was so cool reading the book instead. I felt like they did a lot more detail in certain parts, and since we already watched the movie it was super easy to picture what was going on. Totally would recommend!!

It keeps the highlight of the movie without losing any important bits. I love how well-written it is.

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I listened to this an an audiobook. I really enjoyed this, especially since I have not had the chance to watch the movie as of yet. I most certainly will now.

I love it! There are a few little differences from the movie, but not really anything big. The cover of the book is gorgeous, and couldn’t be better. 11/10 would recommend

10 year old read it in a day! Must be good

Gift for my daughter and she loved it.