Children's Fantasy - ages 8-10 Born with a loose fire-spurter and small wings, Soot fears that the challenges of graduating from dragon academy are insurmountable. But when Soot discovers a clawnail imbedded in the quest pouch of his missing father, he soon discovers that he has mysterious powers. Feeling in his heart that these new powers are connected to his father, he summons up the courage to persevere in his quest and learns the true meaning of the dragon code.