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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) 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....
Author
Series
Nampeshiweisit volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"A young, Indigenous woman enters a colonizer-run dragon academy after bonding with a hatchling -- and quickly finds herself at odds with the "approved" way of doing things -- in the first book of a brilliant new fantasy series. The remote island of Masquapaug has not seen a dragon in many generations -- until fifteen-year-old Anequs finds a dragon's egg and bonds with its hatchling. Her people are delighted, for all remember the tales of the days...
4) Murtagh
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 32
Language
English
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Description
"The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn. An evil king has been toppled, and they are left to face the consequences of the reluctant role they played in his reign of terror. Now they are hated and alone, exiled to the outskirts of society. Throughout the land, hushed voices whisper of brittle ground and a faint scent of brimstone in the air--and Murtagh senses that something wicked lurks in the shadows of Alagaësia....
Author
Publisher
Amicus
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Survey the legends and folklore about dragon habitat, appearance, and behavior in a fun question-and-answer format that reinforces inquiry-based learning for early elementary-age readers. A Stay Curious! Learn More feature models research skills and doubles as a mini media literacy lesson. Includes simple infographics, glossary, and index.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Let the New York Times bestselling team behind Dragons Love Tacos introduce the joy of dragons to the youngest of readers in this original board book shaped like a taco! What do you get when you take a tortilla, fold it in half, and fill it with all sorts of delicious things? A taco, of course! This little dragon's first taco will surely not be their last in this lively, funny board book that introduces the magic of tacos and dragons."--
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
High on a mountain live 100 mighty dragons all named Broccoli. When a tremendous wind blows half the dragons away, ten others sail off to become professional surfers in Hawaii. The oldest and youngest dragons take a train to New York City to start their own heavy metal band. And a mysterious wizard turns four more into a unicorn, a werewolf, a zombie, and a tiny pink poodle. Now how many dragons are left? Young readers will delight in following each...
Author
Publisher
Fat Cat Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A dragon with a past full of secrets. A woman who is the literal definition of a fated mate. And an irreverent demon in Newfoundland form with a serious Candy Crush addiction. Handsome, erudite, and sexy-as-sin Drake Vireo may look human, but he's a dragon through and through. One known for his prowess with the ladies...especially when enjoyed in multiples. Despite loudly proclaiming the fact that no woman could hold his attention for long, he falls...
Author
Series
Book of the Holt volume 1
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This first book in a new fantasy series from the author of the acclaimed Song of the Shattered Sands series follows an unlikely pair as they expose the secrets at the heart of the mountain city of Ancris"--
10) Damsel
Author
Publisher
Random House Worlds
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A damsel in distress takes on the dragon herself in this epic twist on classic fantasy-a groundbreaking collaboration between New York Times bestselling author Evelyn Skye and the team behind the upcoming Netflix film Damsel, starring Millie Bobby Brown"--
Author
Series
Bibbidi Bobbidi Academy volume 4
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Cyrus Silverstar wants to be as brave as his friends, the other students at Bibbidi Bobbidi Academy. But during his assignment to grant a child's wish for a pet, he ends up spelling the most terrifying pet of all: a dragon! Now the dragon is loose on the school, and it is up to Cyrus to catch him. But Cyrus learns that you don't always have to feel brave to be brave, and sometimes the scariest situations can become the most magical adventures.
12) Dragons of fate
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Worlds
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A courageous heroine trapped in the distant past is determined to return to her own time-without changing the shape of the world forever-Dragonlance series continues in this sequel to Dragons of Deceit"--
A clash of powerful magical forces sets off the Graygem of Gargath, sending Destina and her companions deeper into the past than she intended--to the age of Huma Dragonsbane and the Third Dragon War. Now, after the Device of Time Journeying shatters,...
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Baby Dragon is confident and powerful! Welcome the Year of the Dragon (2024) with this fun board book series introducing kids to each zodiac sign through positive personality traits and adorable animal characters. You are confident, energetic, intelligent, and powerful, Baby Dragon! This exciting board book celebrates all the wonderful ways you interact with your world, and all the amazing attributes you have."--
14) So let them burn
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
After her sister Elara forms an unbreakable bond with an enemy dragon, seventeen-year-old Faron, who once wielded the magic of the gods to save her island from those same dragon-riding colonizers, must find a way to save her sister and the fate of their world in the face of impossible odds.
15) Lore & legends: a visual celebration of the fifth edition of the world's greatest roleplaying game
Author
Series
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"An illustrated history of Dungeons & Dragons' beloved fifth edition told through interviews, artwork, and visual ephemera from the designers, storytellers, and creators who brought it to life"--
Author
Series
Viridian deep novels volume 3
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A rebellious young heroine begins a voyage of self-discovery in the third novel of an epic fantasy series set in the world of Viridian Deep"--
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Cassidy Drake wants nothing more than to race with her best dragon, Ranga, in the annual Great Texas Dragon Race. Her mother was a racing legacy, and growing up on her family's dragon sanctuary ranch, Cassidy lives and breathes dragons. She knows she could win against the exploitative FireCorp team that cares more about corporate greed than caring for the dragons.
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