A GUIDE FOR DISCUSSION AND CLASSROOM USE

The Last Dragonslayer by JASPER FFORDE

New York Times Best-­selling Author

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Ȉ‘‘ƒ––Š‡…‘˜‡”‘ˆThe  Last  DragonslayerǤŠƒ–†‘›‘—–Š‹‹–‹•‰‘‹‰  

–‘„‡ƒ„‘—–ǫŠ›ǫŠƒ–‡Ž‡‡–•‘ˆ–Š‡…‘˜‡”†‡•‹‰„ƒ…—’›‘—”
ƒ•™‡”ǫ
 
Ȉ‡ƒ†–Š‡•Š‘”–’”‘Ž‘‰—‡ǤŠƒ–†‘›‘—–Š‹ ‡‹ˆ‡”–”ƒ‰‡™ƒ•‘…‡
ˆƒ‘—•ˆ‘”ǫ‘›‘—–Š‹•Š‡‹•‘Ž‘‰‡”ˆƒ‘—•ǫŠ›ǫ

ȈŠ›†‘›‘—–Š‹–Š‡ƒ—–Š‘”ǡ ƒ•’‡” ˆ‘”†‡ǡ…Š‘‘•‡–‘ƒ‡–Š‡

’”‘–ƒ‰‘‹•– ‡‹ˆ‡”–”ƒ‰‡ǫ ”‘Š‡”ƒ‡ƒŽ‘‡ǡ™Šƒ–†‘›‘—–Š‹
‡‹ˆ‡”‹•Ž‹‡ǫ

Ȉ ‡‹ˆ‡”–”ƒ‰‡Ž‹˜‡•‹ƒ’Žƒ…‡…ƒŽŽ‡†–Š‡‹‰†‘‘ˆ‡”‡ˆ‘”†Ǥ ”‘

–Š‡ƒ‡ƒŽ‘‡ǡ™Šƒ–†‘›‘—–Š‹‹–ǯ•Ž‹‡ǫ

Book Summary: After reading The Last Dragonslayer, answer these questions.  

In the good old days, magic was Ȉ•‘”’Šƒ•ǡ ‡‹ˆ‡”–”ƒ‰‡ƒ†‹‰‡””ƒ™•–ƒ‡ƒŽ‘–‘ˆ’”‹†‡‹

indispensable—it could both save
a kingdom and clear a clogged
drain. But now magic is fading:
Drain cleaner is cheaper than a
spell, and magic carpets are used
for pizza delivery. Fifteen-­year-­old
foundling Jennifer Strange runs
Kazam, an employment agency
for magicians—but it’s hard to
stay in business when magic is
–Š‡‹”ƒ‡•ǤŠ›†‘›‘—–Š‹ƒ‡•‡ƒ•‘—…Š–‘–Š‡ǫ‘›‘—
–Š‹‡ƒ…Š…Šƒ”ƒ…–‡”ǯ•ƒ‡‹•ƒ’’”‘’”‹ƒ–‡ˆ‘”Š‹‘”Š‡”ǫŠ›‘”™Š›
‘–ǫ
Ȉ‘‘„‹ǡ —ŽŽ”‹…‡ǡƒ†ƒ†›ƒ™‰‘™‡”‡‘…‡…‘•‹†‡”‡†‰”‡ƒ–
™‹œƒ”†•ƒ†…‘—Ž†’‡”ˆ‘”ƒ‰‹ϐ‹…‡–ˆ‡ƒ–•‘ˆƒ‰‹…Ǥ‘™–Š‡›™‘”
ˆ‘”ƒœƒƒ†ƒ”‡”‡Ž‡‰ƒ–‡†–‘‡‹ƒŽ–ƒ•••—…Šƒ•—…Ž‘‰‰‹‰†”ƒ‹•
ˆ‘”ƒˆ‡‡Ǥ‘™Šƒ•–Š‹•ƒˆˆ‡…–‡†–Š‡ǫ‘‡•‹–Œ—•–‹ˆ›–Š‡‹”ƒ––‹–—†‡•ƒ†
•‡•‡‘ˆ•‡Žˆǫ
drying up. And then the visions Ȉ™Šƒ–™ƒ›•‹•–Š‡—ƒ”„‡ƒ•–‘”‡Ž‘›ƒŽƒ††‡’‡†ƒ„Ž‡–Šƒ–Š‡
start, predicting the death of the ƒ†—Ž–•‹
‡‹ˆ‡”ǯ•Ž‹ˆ‡ǫ‹–‡•’‡…‹ϐ‹…‡šƒ’Ž‡•ˆ”‘–Š‡„‘‘–‘•—’’‘”–
world’s last dragon at the hands your
 answer.
 
of an unnamed Dragonslayer. If
the visions are true, everything Ȉ‘™†‘›‘—–Š‹–Šƒ–
‡‹ˆ‡”Šƒ†Ž‡†–Š‡‡™•–Šƒ–•Š‡™ƒ•–Š‡
will change for Kazam—and for ƒ•–”ƒ‰‘•Žƒ›‡”ǫˆ›‘—™‡”‡‹
‡‹ˆ‡”ǯ•’‘•‹–‹‘ǡ™‘—Ž†›‘—Šƒ˜‡
Jennifer. Because something is Šƒ†Ž‡†‹–†‹ˆˆ‡”‡–Ž›ǫˆ•‘ǡŠ‘™ǫ
coming. Something known as . . .
Big Magic.

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A GUIDE FOR DISCUSSION
The Last Dragonslayer
New York Times Best-­selling Author
Ȉ‘™†‘”Ǥƒ„‹‹ǯ•†‹•ƒ’’‡ƒ”ƒ…‡ƒ†–Šƒ–ˆƒ…–
‡‹ˆ‡”ƒ„‘—–‡˜‘Ž—–‹‘ƒ†
–Šƒ–
‡‹ˆ‡”‹•ƒ‘”’Šƒ’”‡’ƒ”‡Š‡”ˆ‘”Š‡”†—–‹‡•
ƒ•–Š‡”ƒ‰‘•Žƒ›‡”ǫ
Ȉ‹‰‡”’—–Š‹•‡Žˆ‹†ƒ‰‡”„›ƒŽ‡”–‹‰ƒŽŽ‘ˆ–Š‡
‹‰†‘‘ˆ‡”‡ˆ‘”†–‘–Š‡–‹‡ƒ††ƒ–‡‘ˆ–Š‡
”ƒ‰‘†‡ƒ–ŠǤ‘›‘—–Š‹–Š‹•™ƒ•ƒ•ƒ”–‘˜‡ǫ
Š›‘”™Š›‘–ǫ‘›‘—–Š‹–Šƒ–Š‡Šƒ†ƒ”‹‰Š––‘
†‘–Š‹•ǫ
‡‹ˆ‡”–Šƒ–Dz–Š‡‹‰Š–›
Ȉ”‹ƒ’ƒŽ†‹‰•’‡–›‡ƒ”•™ƒ‹–‹‰ˆ‘”–Š‡‡š–
”ƒ‰‘•Žƒ›‡”–‘ϐ‹†Š‹ƒ†”‡Ž‹‡˜‡Š‹‘ˆŠ‹•
’‘•‹–‹‘Ǥ‘™†‘›‘—–Š‹Š‡ˆ‡Ž–™Š‡–Š‡ƒ•–
”ƒ‰‘•Žƒ›‡”™ƒ•ƒƒŽ‘•–Ǧ•‹š–‡‡Ǧ›‡ƒ”Ǧ‘Ž†‰‹”Žǫ
Ȉ
‡‹ˆ‡”–”ƒ‰‡„‡…ƒ‡ˆƒ‘—•‘˜‡”‹‰Š–Ǥ‹•–ƒ–
‡‹ˆ‡”ǯ•
Ž‡ƒ•––Š”‡‡’”‘•ƒ†–Š”‡‡…‘•–‘Š‡”‹•–ƒ–ƒ†
•—”’”‹•‹‰ˆƒ‡Ǥ
‡‹ˆ‡”ƒ†ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™Š‡”‡˜‡”›‘˜‡ǫŠ›‘”
Ȉƒ›‘—ƒ‡ƒ›‹•–ƒ…‡•‹–‘†ƒ›ǯ•™‘”Ž†
™Š‡‹•–ƒ–ˆƒ‡Šƒ•Ž‡†–‘„‘–Š’‘•‹–‹˜‡ƒ†
‡‰ƒ–‹˜‡‘—–…‘‡•ǫ‘‡•
‡‹ˆ‡”ǯ•‡š’‡”‹‡…‡‹ Šƒ˜‡‘–Š‡™‹œƒ”†•ǫŠƒ–ƒ„‘—––Š‡…‹–‹œ‡•‘ˆ–Š‡
†‡ƒŽ‹‰™‹–ŠŠ‡”‡™ˆ‘—†‘–‘”‹‡–›ƒ†–Š‡‡†‹ƒ
ƒ––‡–‹‘Š‡Ž’‘”Š‹†‡”Š‡”ǫŠ›ǫ
”‹ˆϐŽ‘™ƒ•ƒŠ‘‘”‡†ƒ†‡š’‡”‹‡…‡†
Ȉ‘‡•–Š‡‹‰†‘‘ˆ‡”‡ˆ‘”†”‡‹†›‘—‘ˆ
ƒ›’Žƒ…‡–Šƒ–›‘—‘™‘”Šƒ˜‡”‡ƒ†‘”Ž‡ƒ”‡†
ƒ„‘—–ǫŠ›ǫ‹•–ƒ–Ž‡ƒ•––Š”‡‡•‹‹Žƒ”‹–‹‡•ƒ†
–Š”‡‡†‹ˆˆ‡”‡…‡•„‡–™‡‡–Š‡–™‘’Žƒ…‡•Ǥ
”‹ˆϐŽ‘Šƒ†–ƒ‡
AND CLASSROOM USE
by JASPER FFORDE
ȈƒŽ–…ƒ••‹‘Ž‡…–—”‡†
Š‘™Dzƒ–—”‡ƒ†‘”‡•ƒŒ‘‡ǡdz–Š‡–‘Ž†Š‡”–Š‡•–‘”›
ƒ„‘—–Š‘™–Š‡„‡ƒ—–‹ˆ—Ž•ŽŠ””‰„‡‡–Ž‡‡˜‘Ž˜‡†‹–‘
–Š‡†—‰„‡‡–Ž‡Ǥ‘›‘—–Š‹–Šƒ–ƒŽ–ƒ…ƒ••‹‘™ƒ•
”‹‰Š–Ȅ†‘‡•ƒ–—”‡ƒ†‘”‡ƒŒ‘‡ǫŠ›‘”™Š›‘–ǫ
Šƒ–‘–Š‡”…Šƒ”ƒ…–‡”•‹–Š‡„‘‘‡˜‡–—ƒŽŽ›•—ˆˆ‡”
ƒˆƒ–‡Ž‹‡–Š‡†—‰„‡‡–Ž‡ǫ‘™ǫ
Ȉ‘–Š‡”‡‘„‹ƒ–‘Ž†
Šƒ†ƒ”™ƒ•–Š‡‘•–’‘™‡”ˆ—Žƒ‰‹…‹ƒ–Š‡’Žƒ‡–
Šƒ†‡˜‡”‘™Ǥdz‘™‹•–Š‹••–ƒ–‡‡–„‘–Š–”—‡
ƒ†ˆƒŽ•‡ǫ
Ȉ˜‡–Š‘—‰Š‡˜‡”›‘‡‹–Š‡‹‰†‘‘ˆ
‡”‡ˆ‘”†™ƒ–‡†–‘‘™ƒ„‘—––Š‡‡˜‡–•‹–Š‡
”ƒ‰‘Žƒ†•ǡ–Š‡’”‡••‘ˆ–‡Š‹†‡”‡†
™‘”Ǥ‘›‘—–Š‹–Šƒ––Š‡’”‡••Šƒ†–Š‡”‹‰Š––‘
Š‘—†
™Š›‘–ǫ
ȈŠƒ–‡ˆˆ‡…–†‘‡•ƒŽ–…ƒ••‹‘ǯ•†™‹†Ž‹‰ƒ‰‹…
‹‰†‘‘ˆ‡”‡ˆ‘”†ǫ
Ȉ‹”ƒ––
‹‰Š–ǡƒ†‘•–’‡‘’Ž‡‹–Š‡‹‰†‘‘ˆ‡”‡ˆ‘”†
„‡Ž‹‡˜‡†Š‡•Š‘—Ž†Šƒ˜‡„‡‡ƒ’’‘‹–‡†–Š‡
”ƒ‰‘•Žƒ›‡”Ǥ‘›‘—ƒ‰”‡‡™‹–Š–Š‡ǫŠ›‘”™Š›
‘–ǫ‘—Ž†–Š‡ˆƒ–‡‘ˆ–Š‡‹‰†‘‘ˆ‡”‡ˆ‘”†
Šƒ˜‡„‡‡–Š‡•ƒ‡‹ˆ‹”ƒ––
Ȉ™Šƒ–™ƒ›•†‹†”‹ƒ’ƒŽ†‹‰…‘˜‡›–Š‡Š‹•–‘”› ‘˜‡”ƒ•–Š‡ƒ•–”ƒ‰‘•Žƒ›‡”ǫ
‘ˆ†”ƒ‰‘•ǡ–Š‡†”ƒ‰‘’ƒ…–ǡƒ†–Š‡†—–‹‡•‘ˆ–Š‡
†”ƒ‰‘•Žƒ›‡”–‘
‡‹ˆ‡”–”ƒ‰‡‹ƒ‡ˆˆ‡…–‹˜‡ƒ† Ȉ›‘—”‘’‹‹‘ǡ™Š‹…Š…Šƒ”ƒ…–‡”™ƒ•
‡‹ˆ‡”ǯ•
„‡‡ϐ‹…‹ƒŽˆƒ•Š‹‘ǫ™Šƒ–™ƒ›•™‡”‡Š‹•‡–Š‘†• „‹‰‰‡•–‡‡•‹•ǫŠ›ǫŠ‘™ƒ•Š‡”„‹‰‰‡•–ƒŽŽ›ǫ
 
†‹•ƒ†˜ƒ–ƒ‰‡‘—•ǫ
 
Ȉ˜‡–Š‘—‰Š‘•–‘ˆ–Š‡‘Ž†ƒ‰‹…™ƒ•†‹‹‹•Š‡†
ȈŠƒ–“—ƒŽ‹–‹‡•ƒ†…Šƒ”ƒ…–‡”‹•–‹…•†‘›‘—–Š‹ƒ ˆ”‘–Š‡‹‰†‘‘ˆ‡”‡ˆ‘”†ǡ–Š‡”ƒ‰‘Žƒ†•
”ƒ‰‘•Žƒ›‡”‡‡†•ǫ ™‡”‡’”‘–‡…–‡†ǤŠ›†‘›‘—–Š‹‹–™ƒ•‘‡‘ˆ–Š‡

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The Last Dragonslayer by JASPER FFORDE

New York Times Best-­selling Author

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‡‹ˆ‡”™ƒ•‘ˆˆ‡”‡†‡†‘”•‡‡–•ˆ”‘—›
Žƒ‡•ƒ† ‹œœ‹Ǧ‘’ǤŠ‡”‡ƒŽŽ›‡‡†‡†–Š‡‘‡›ǡ ––Š‡‡†‘ˆ–Š‡•–‘”›ǡ
‡‹ˆ‡”–”ƒ‰‡‰‹˜‡•–Š‡
›‡–•Š‡’—–Š‡”†—–‹‡•ƒ•ƒ”ƒ‰‘•Žƒ›‡”ϐ‹”•–Ǥ‘ ‡–‹”‡”ƒ‰‘•Žƒ›‡”‡”…Šƒ†‹•‹‰”‹‰Š–•–‘–Š‡
›‘—–Š‹–Šƒ––Š‹•™ƒ•Šƒ”†ˆ‘”Š‡”–‘†‘ǫŠ› ”‘ŽŽƒ”‹†‘™•••‘…‹ƒ–‹‘Ǥ”‡ƒ–‡ƒ†‹ŽŽ—•–”ƒ–‡ƒ
‘”™Š›‘–ǫ‘—Ž†‹–Šƒ˜‡„‡‡„ƒ†‹ˆ
‡‹ˆ‡” …‘ŽŽ‡…–‹‘‘ˆ…Ž‘–Š‹‰ǡˆ‘‘†ǡ†”‹•ǡƒ†‹…Ǧƒ…•
†‡…‹†‡†–‘–ƒ‡ƒ‡†‘”•‡‡–„‡ˆ‘”‡‡‡–‹‰ –Šƒ–†‡’‹…–
‡‹ˆ‡”–”ƒ‰‡Ȅ”ƒ‰‘•Žƒ›‡”Ǥ
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‘”†‘˜ƒ
‘”†‘™”‘–‡Ȅƒ†ƒ•™‡”‡†ȄŠ‹•
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‘”†‘˜ƒ
‘”†‘’Žƒ…‡†–Š‡ƒ†ˆ‘”ƒ ‘™ƒ†ˆ‘”ƒ”ƒ‰‘•Žƒ›‡”ǯ•ƒ’’”‡–‹…‡Ǥ‘™–Šƒ–
”ƒ‰‘•Žƒ›‡”ǯ•ƒ••‹•–ƒ–‹–Š‡‡™•’ƒ’‡”ƒ† ›‘—‘™™Šƒ–‹•–”—Ž›”‡“—‹”‡†‘ˆƒ”ƒ‰‘•Žƒ›‡”ǯ•
ƒ•™‡”‡†–Š‡ƒ†Š‹•‡ŽˆǤƒ•‹–™‹•‡ˆ‘”
‡‹ˆ‡” ƒ’’”‡–‹…‡ǡ…”‡ƒ–‡ƒ‡™ƒ†˜‡”–‹•‡‡–ˆ‘”–Š‹•
–‘–”—•–Š‹ǫ‹†Š‡‡˜‡”‰‹˜‡Š‡”ƒ›•‹‰•–Šƒ– ’‘•‹–‹‘Ǥ
Š‡™ƒ•—–”—•–™‘”–Š›ǫ‘™™‘—Ž†–Š‹‰•Šƒ˜‡
—ˆ‘Ž†‡††‹ˆˆ‡”‡–Ž›‹ˆ
‡‹ˆ‡”Šƒ†‘–ƒŽŽ‘™‡†Š‹ ”‡–‡†›‘—ƒ”‡ƒ’”‘†—…‡”ˆ‘”The
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–‘„‡Š‡”ƒ’’”‡–‹…‡ǫ Daytime
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‡‹ˆ‡”
Ȉ‘›‘—–Š‹–Šƒ––Š‡‘•‘Ž‹†ƒ–‡†•‡ˆ—Ž–—ˆˆ –”ƒ‰‡Ǥ”‹–‡‘—–ϐ‹˜‡“—‡•–‹‘•–Šƒ–›‘—–Š‹Š‡
ƒ†‡˜‡Ž‘’‡–‘”’‘”ƒ–‹‘‡˜‡”Šƒ†–Š‡’‡‘’Ž‡ •Š‘—Ž†ƒ•
‡‹ˆ‡”Ǥ
‘ˆ–Š‡‹‰†‘‘ˆ‡”‡ˆ‘”†ǯ•„‡•–‹–‡”‡•–ƒ–Š‡ƒ”–ǫ
Š›‘”™Š›‘–ǫ ”‹–‡ƒ††‡•‹‰ƒ’ƒ’ŠŽ‡–ˆ‘”ƒœƒ›•–‹…ƒŽ
”–•ƒƒ‰‡‡–Ǥ‡•—”‡–‘‹…Ž—†‡„‹‘‰”ƒ’Š‹‡•
Ȉ˜‡ƒˆ–‡”
‡‹ˆ‡”Ž‡ƒ”‡†–Šƒ––Š‡”ƒ‰‘’ƒ…– ƒ†…‘–ƒ…–‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ˆ‘”–Š‡™‹œƒ”†•–Šƒ–™‘”
™ƒ•ǯ–ƒ’ƒ…–ƒ–ƒŽŽ„—–”‡ƒŽŽ›ƒ”—•‡–‘‹’”‹•‘–Š‡ –Š‡”‡ǡ†‡–ƒ‹Ž•‘™Šƒ––›’‡‘ˆŒ‘„•–Š‡›†‘ǡƒ†
†”ƒ‰‘•‹–Š‡”ƒ‰‘Žƒ†•ǡ•Š‡•–‹ŽŽ—’Š‡Ž†Š‡” ”‡…‘‡†ƒ–‹‘•ˆ”‘’”‡˜‹‘—•…Ž‹‡–•Ǥ
†—–‹‡•ƒ•ƒ”ƒ‰‘•Žƒ›‡”ǤŠ›†‹†•Š‡†‘–Š‹•ǫˆ›‘—
Šƒ†„‡‡–”‹…‡†Ž‹‡–Š‹•ǡ™‘—Ž†›‘—Šƒ˜‡„‡‡ƒ„Ž‡
–‘†‘–Š‡•ƒ‡ǫŠ›‘”™Š›‘–ǫ
Ȉ‘›‘—–Š‹ƒŽ–…ƒ••‹‘ǯ••ƒ…”‹ϐ‹…‡ƒ†–Š‡„‹”–Š‘ˆ
•‹‰…—‡•ˆ”‘–Š‡„‘‘•ǡ…”‡ƒ–‡ƒƒ’‘ˆ–Š‡
‹‰†‘‘ˆ‡”‡ˆ‘”†ƒ†–Š‡”ƒ‰‘Žƒ†•ǤŠ‘™
™Š‡”‡‹’‘”–ƒ–’Žƒ…‡•ˆ”‘–Š‡„‘‘Ȅ•—…Šƒ•
ƒœƒǡƒ„‹‹‘™‡”•ǡ–Š‡‘•‘Ž‹†ƒ–‡†•‡ˆ—Ž–—ˆˆ
‡Ž†•’ƒ”š‹‘ ‹”‡„”‡ƒ–Šƒ†‘Ž‹„‡‡ϐ‹–‡† ƒ†‡˜‡Ž‘’‡–‘”’‘”ƒ–‹‘ǡ–Š‡”ƒ‰‘•–ƒ–‹‘ǡ
–Š‡…‹–‹œ‡•‘ˆ–Š‡‹‰†‘‘ˆ‡”‡ˆ‘”†ǫŠ›ǫ ƒ†‹‰‘††ǯ•…ƒ•–Ž‡Ȅƒ”‡Ž‘…ƒ–‡†Ǥ
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