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Dragon Slippers is the first of a (so-far) trilogy by Jessica Day George, who is perhaps better known for her Castle Glower (Tuesdays at the Castle, etc.) and Twelve Dancing Princesses series. I've read several of the Castle Glower series, and also Dragon Slippers and liked them all.

Slippers has dropped to $0.99 as part of the US Kindle Daily Deal for today (Sunday), which is includes 80+ science fiction books. I'm not quite sure I'd consider this science fiction and it's definitely YA, so I'm posting it here.

George's titles tend to be mediumly pricey when not on sale, so if you're interested, grab it...

link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004NNUZ7S/

Spoiler:

This enchanting tale of dragons, betrayals, and the power of friendship is the first in a charming and thrilling series by New York Times bestselling author Jessica Day George.

Creel can't believe her aunt wants to sacrifice her to the local dragon. It's a ploy to lure a heroic knight so that he will fight the dragon, marry Creel out of chivalrous obligation, and lift the entire family out of poverty. Creel isn't worried. After all, nobody has seen a dragon in centuries.

But when the beast actually appears, Creel not only bargains with him for her life, she also ends up with a rare bit of treasure from his hoard: a pair of simple blue slippers, or so she thinks. But Creel learns that these shoes could be used to save her kingdom from the brink of war--or destroy it.