Dragons in the Waters

Dragons in the Waters
Dragons in the Waters first edition
AuthorMadeleine L'Engle
Cover artistRichard Cuffari (hardback)
LanguageEnglish
SeriesPolly O'Keefe
GenreYoung adult mystery novel
PublisherFarrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date
April 1, 1976
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages293 pp
ISBN0-374-31868-9
OCLC2020677
LC ClassPZ7.L5385 Dr
Preceded byThe Arm of the Starfish 
Followed byA House Like a Lotus 

Dragons in the Waters (ISBN 0-374-31868-9) is a 1976 young adult murder mystery by Madeleine L'Engle, the second title to feature her character Poly O'Keefe. Its protagonist is thirteen-year-old Simon Bolivar Quentin Phair Renier, an impoverished orphan from an aristocratic Southern family. The title comes from Psalm 74:13.