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1) Fourth wing
Author
Series
Empyrean volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 29
Language
English
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Description
As war grows more deadly, Violet Sorrengail joins the elite Navarre: the dragon riders. But she'll need to keep her wits because once you enter the Basgiath War College, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.
2) Eragon
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 25
Language
English
Description
In Alagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.
3) Iron flame
Author
Series
Empyrean volume 2
Language
English
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Description
"Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College--Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins, and Violet's already wondering how she'll get through. It's not just that it's grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it's designed to stretch the riders' capacity for pain beyond endurance....
4) Eldest
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 36
Language
English
Description
After successfully evading an Urgals ambush, Eragon is adopted into the Ingeitum clan and sent to finish his training so he can further help the Varden in their struggle against the Empire.
5) Seraphina
Author
Series
Seraphina volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
In a world where dragons and humans coexist in an uneasy truce and dragons can assume human form, Seraphina, whose mother died giving birth to her, grapples with her own identity amid magical secrets and royal scandals, while she struggles to accept and develop her extraordinary musical talents.
6) Rogue
Author
Series
Talon saga volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Ember Hill, a member of the dragon organization Talon, along with rebel dragon Cobalt and his crew of rogues, sets out to rescue Garret Xavier Sebastian, a soldier of the dragonslaying Order of St. George, the boy who saved Ember from a Talon assassin. A reckoning's brewing-- and the secrets hidden by both sides are shocking and deadly.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bored with traditional palace life, a princess goes off to live with a group of dragons and soon becomes involved with fighting against some disreputable wizards who want to steal away the dragons' kingdom.
Author
Series
Wings of fire. Original series volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sunny has always taken the Dragonet Prophecy very seriously, so Morrowseer's devastating news changes everything--now she must forge a new identity, and find a way to stop the futile and destructive war between the dragon clans.
Author
Series
Age of legends volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Desperate to outmaneuver the evil Alvar Kitsune, Moria allies with Gavril, while Ashyn discovers that she is the key to a ritual that could reawaken an ancient dragon and turn the tide of the coming battle in their favor.
10) The lost heir
Author
Series
Wings of fire. Original series volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Overjoyed to be reunited with her fellow ocean-dwelling dragons, Tsunami the SeaWing continues efforts to end the war for Pyrrhia in spite of a dangerous assassin who is threatening all their lives.
11) Talon
Author
Series
Talon saga volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Long ago, dragons were hunted to near extinction by the Order of St. George, a legendary society of dragon slayers. Hiding in human form and growing their numbers in secret, the dragons of Talon have become strong and cunning, and they're positioned to take over the world with humans none the wiser. Ember and Dante Hill are the only sister and brother known to dragonkind. Trained to infiltrate society, Ember wants to live the teen experience and enjoy...
12) The dark secret
Author
Series
Wings of fire. Original series volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Starflight, one of the dragonets of destiny, is kidnapped by the NightWings he finds that the kingdom of his birth is a miserable place, full of terrible secrets. With his fellow dragonets too far away to help, the fate of two kingdoms rests in his talons.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"An extraordinary new novel from the author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize winning The Remains of the Day. "You've long set your heart against it, Axl, I know. But it's time now to think on it anew. There's a journey we must go on, and no more delay. . ." The Buried Giant begins as a couple set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen in years. Sometimes savage, often intensely moving, Kazuo...
14) Inheritance
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Eragon Dragon Rider and Saphira have come further than anyone dared to hope in ridding their land of tyranny. But can they topple the evil king Galbatorix and restore justice to Alagaësia? And if so, at what cost?
15) Waking dragons
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In the morning, dragons wake up, tumble out of bed, and get ready to fly into the sky.
16) Soldier
Author
Series
Talon saga volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
While Ember regroups with Riley and the rogue dragons to avoid being forced into becoming an assassin for Talon, solider Garret journeys to the birthplace of the Order of St. George to uncover deadly secrets.
17) Dragon's kin
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
“Personable characters and superb storytelling make this an excellent choice. . . . Essential for Pern fans of all ages.”—Library Journal (starred review)
The son of a miner, Kindan has no expectations for any other life. He loves his lessons with the camp’s harper, but music isn’t part of a miner’s future. He also enjoys helping out with the camp’s watch-wher— a creature distantly...
The son of a miner, Kindan has no expectations for any other life. He loves his lessons with the camp’s harper, but music isn’t part of a miner’s future. He also enjoys helping out with the camp’s watch-wher— a creature distantly...
18) Legion
Author
Series
Talon saga volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Devastated by revelations about the Talon dragon organization, hatchling Ember Hill stands beside the rogue dragon, Riley, against her heir-apparent brother, Dante, who has threatened to unleash the greatest threat dragonkind has ever known.
19) The choice
Author
Series
Dragon heart legacy volume 3
Language
English
Description
"The conclusion of the epic trilogy from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Awakening and The Becoming. Talamh is a land of green hills, high mountains, deep forests, and seas, where magicks thrive. But portals allow for passage in and out-and ultimately, each must choose their place, and choose between good and evil, war and peace, life and death... Breen Siobhan Kelly grew up in the world of Man and was once unaware of her true nature....
20) Shadow scale
Author
Series
Seraphina volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
Seraphina, half-dragon and half-human, searches for others like her who can make the difference in the war between dragons and humans in the kingdom of Goredd.
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