River Dragon

"The characters are so alive that they get under your skin (and into your heart) like real friends and mentors. - Anne Walter

"Best storyteller in a generation! AND she makes nonviolent resolutions to complex problems seem exciting, realistic and deeply satisfying." - Lisa Marshall

"This latest is really popular in the YA world in my town. All I have to do is give the parents one Ari Ara book ... and it won't be long before they want more! (I suspect the parents are reading River Dragon just as eagerly as their children!)" - Tom Hastings, Portland State University

"River Dragon was my favorite book in the Ari Ara Series. The twists and turns made it a page turner." - Darlene Goetzman

"This book is a treasure for readers of all ages, but it's especially meaningful for our young people who may not yet see the power of peace over conflict. It's a remarkable guide to navigating life through nonviolent action." - Heart Phoenix,

River Phoenix Center For Peacebuilding

"To read River Dragon is to enter a richly imagined world. It is to journey alongside a fifteen-year-old Ari Ara, fierce in her dedication to the nonviolent Way Between as she undergoes 'The Ordeal of Queens' in a world so much like ours in its 'pointless, painful devotion to war.' How she manages these ordeals, discovering herself and what she can offer her world, is beautifully narrated in this latest addition to the Ari Ara Series." - Andrew Moss

"The most important book I know. All the magic of Narnia and Harry Potter with a vivid, fun, and relatable embodiment of the deepest values needed right now." - Anna Beale

"I absolutely adore the Ari Ara Series. I think everyone should read these books! It's not only a fun epic adventure series but the nonviolent way between approach is inspiring. It is truly a creative masterpiece." - Melissa Pember Karapanos

"I laughed, cried and was thrilled by Ari Ara's courage and capacity to practice peace despite all odds. I am sharing this series as far and wide as possible." - Madonna Quixley,

Let's Talk Peace Ballarat, Australia

"My family has enjoyed the whole Ari Ara Series immensely ... we've already started reading it all over again!"- Karisha Longake

"Peace for our children's children."

- Jeff Lott, Peace Week Delaware

"The perfect series to share with my children." - Dr. Nick Meyer

"Such a captivating series. It offers so much to learn about peaceful negotiation!" - Carol Ranellone

"It's not only engaging for young people, it's also inspiring for adults, including long time activists."

- Jan Slakov, Conscious Canada

"There is nothing like the Ari Ara Series in our current cultural landscape ... the kind of complexity, compassion and commitment to do no harm is the story that the human soul needs for our next level of development." - Laurie Marshall, Unity Through Creativity Foundation

"In a world oversaturated with violence, Ari Ara's