Preview: 'The Dragon and the Stone' by Kathryn Butler

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Preview: 'The Dragon and the Stone' by Kathryn Butler

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May 13, 2022

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In this preview episode of Kathryn Butler's new book, 'The Dragon and the Stone', the first in The Dream Keeper Saga, Butler introduces us to the Somnium realm and mixes fantasy with Christian themes, taking middle-grade readers on a quest through castles, forests, and caverns to help a young girl find hope and usher in restoration.

This special episode includes the first chapter.

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May 13, 2022

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