The Dragon Keep — Marti Dumas

Keeping a dragon can be dangerous, especially if you must keep it a secret.The seeds of magic spread when ten-year-old Jackie leaves New Orleans with her little brother Sam and her dragon, Jupiter Storm, in tow. Jackie's mysterious Great Aunt Mamie Seal has promised to teach her to control her dragon familiar. Jackie expects a storybook adventure, but what she finds is a mountain full of secrets that will lead her to her destiny.If you like stories about girls who know more than they seem, or if you have ever, ever longed to have a dragon of your own, this book is for you.