pwbalto 's review for:

The Mark of the Dragonfly by Jaleigh Johnson

3.0

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Gr 4-8 -- It is a harsh life for Piper, an orphan who makes her living salvaging meteor storm debris and repairing small machines in Scrap Town #16. When she rescues an unconscious girl - Anna - from the wreckage of a travelers’ caravan and discovers that she is under the protection of the king of the Dragonfly Territories, Piper knows that returning Anna to her family is her only chance of a new life. But Anna has lost her memory. And she’s very odd. And a strange, intense man is hot on her heels - he will stop at nothing to capture Anna.
Part Firefly and part Airborn (Kenneth Oppel), this alternate-Earth novel is full of mechanical wonders, magical people, and unambiguous good guys and bad guys. Appealing characters and lots of action make it a good choice for young adventure readers with a taste for steampunk.

Reviewed for Booklist online —Paula Willey