Jessica Day George

When Creel is abandoned outside a dragon’s cave by her uncaring aunt no one expects her to survive. But not only does she make friends with the dragon, she finds herself the owner of a very special pair of shoes, and then Creel’s extraordinary adventures really take off.
Soon she is pitted against an evil adversary in the form of a very tricksy princess, and the lives not just of the people of the kingdom, but also a lot of dragons depend on her.