Ever since the baby dragons were returned to the magical realm, things have been off. The New York summer has been unusually cold. A strange sleeping sickness is spreading across the city. And Jaxon's friends Kenny and Kavita have begun to change, becoming more like the fairy and dragon they once cared for.

On top of all that, Jax is hiding a secret—Vik entrusted him with a phoenix egg! Jax wants to help his friends and learn how to hatch the phoenix, but so far his lessons as a witch's apprentice haven't seemed very useful. Where can he find the strength—and the magic — he needs?

Zetta Elliott is a Canadian children's writer and poet now based in the U.S. She has also published a sequel to Dragons in a Bag called The Dragon Thief.

Cherise Harris is an illustrator living in Barbados. She enjoys creating narratives with her work, and making sculptures and building puppets