image credit : < a href='http : //www.123rf.com/photo_18607704_abstract-background.html ' > marigold88 / 123rf stock photo < /a > ) little dragon image credit : < a href='http : //www.123rf.com/photo_10744044_the-small-dragon-hatched-from-egg-on-a-sunset.html ' > molchunya / 123rf stock photo < /a > image credit : < a href='http : //www.123rf.com/profile_milkal ' > milkal / 123rf stock photo < /a > < a href='http : //www.123rf.com/profile_dagadu ' > dagadu / 123rf stock photo < /a > chapter 1 ivy sat in the third row at the edge of the classroom beside carrie , which was fortunate as they were the best of friends and had been since first grade .