• Age: 8 to 12
• Grade: 3 to 7

Fear shared is a burden lightened. Courage shared is a hope doubled. Raised by a pair of owls since he was a hatchling, Gus grows up believing he is the last Green Dragon. Then a chance encounter with a girl named Ev uncovers a secret doorway between Gus's world and hers. Their unlikely friendship forges the key to unlocking Gus's mysterious past--and leads them to a shocking discovery about Ev. But can their friendship survive this life-changing revelation? An imaginative, suspenseful, and touching tale of the powerful magic of friendship.

The Last Green Dragon is recommended by Best Books for Kids and Teens April 2024, as well as being a 2024-2025 Diamond Willow finalist. The Last Green Dragon is a 2023 finalist for the Whistler Independent Book Awards and has received several other indie book awards. The Last Green Dragon is included in the Canadian Children's Book Centre Teacher's Book Bank.

Awards:
Finalist 2024 Diamond Willow Award.
2024 Best Books for Kids & Teens.
Winner. 2023 Northern Lights Book Awards: Middle Grade Mystery.
Winner. Silver Medal. 2023 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award.
Grand Prize Finalist. 2023 Eric Hoffer Book Awards.
First Horizon Award Finalist. 2023 Eric Hoffer Book Awards.
Finalist 2023 Whistler Independent Book Awards.
Finalist. 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards: Children’s Juvenile (Fiction)
Finalist. 2020 CANSCAIP Writing for Children competition.

Rud Verhagen loves reading, writing and biking. The Last Green Dragon, her first book, was a finalist in canscaip’s 2020 Writing for Children competition. She lives on Vancouver Island with her family. Having embraced island life, she swims several times a week in the cold waters of the Pacific Northwest.

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