The most important week of Claire’s life has arrived — the first day of high school, followed closely by her uber-important fifteenth birthday — and where are her parents? Sunning in the south of France, that’s where! As if dereliction of duty wasn’t enough, they left Claire in the care of her more-than-slightly-dotty grandmother, a woman who believes in fairies and dragons. Gag.
What’s an aspiring teen diva to do when her grandmother insists she wear a toy dragon perched on her shoulder on the first day of school? Ditch the annoying lizard, that’s what. But it seems Gran has unholy powers: Claire can’t remove the dragon unless a teacher insists. Claire’s dream of making a splash in high school didn’t include being the butt of a standing joke. Can life get any more devastating? You bet it can! Just wait until Claire discovers the birthday present that will change her life…forever!