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How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury by Cressida Cowell
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWinner, 2017 APA Audie Awards - Middle GradeBook 12 is the epic finale to the New York Times best-selling How to Train Your Dragon series!The Doomsday of Yule has arrived, and the future of dragonkind lies in the hands of one boy with nothing to show but everything to fight for. Hiccup's quest is clear.. -
Dragon Eyre Ashfall by Christopher Mitchell
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe battle had been won – but the war is far from over.The Realm of Ulna has been liberated, and Blackrose sits upon her throne once again. Victory over the Banner forces has secured her rule, but opposition to Maddie, her foreign rider, continues to grow. With Unk Tannic agents infiltrating every corner of Dragon Eyre society, Maddie’s position is more fragile than she thinks... -
How to Betray a Dragon's Hero by Cressida Cowell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHigh up in the Treacherous mists of the Murderous Mountains, Hiccup and the Company of the Dragonmark are in hiding. The witch's Vampire Spydragons are guarding the shores of Tomorrow -- but Hiccup is determined to become King of the Wilderwest... -
Hans Christian Andersen: Fairy Tales & Stories (With Bonus Grimm Collection) by Hans Christian Andersen, Jacob Grimm
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 67 ratingsHans Christian Andersen was a Danish author of fairy tales. His fairy tales have been translated into more than 100 languages and are almost all universally known and loved. Some of Andersen’s most famous fairy tales include "The Little Mermaid", "The Snow Queen", "The Ugly Duckling", "The Nightingale", and "The Emperor's New Suit"... -
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Enchanter by Terry Mancour
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMinalan The Moody! Meanwhile, back at the castle . . . Minalan the Spellmonger faces the boredom of house arrest after being confined to his lands by Prince Tavard for his defiance with the Wilderlands refugees... -
How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel by Cressida Cowell
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe Dragon Rebellion has begun, bringing the Vikings' darkest hour upon them. Hiccup has become an outcast, but that won't stop him from going on the most harrowing and important quest of his life. He must find the Dragon's Jewel in order to save his people.. -
How to Steal a Dragon's Sword by Cressida Cowell
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsViking Berk heir Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III and his dragon, Toothless are target of dragon rebellion -- filled with the meanest Razor-wings, Tonguetwisters, and Vampire Ghouldeaths. Only a King can save them, a champion with all of the King's Lost Things. Hiccup will have to outwit a witch, fight his arch-enemy, and beat back an army of bloodthirsty dragons with just one sword... -
El Cavaller que no volia Lluitar by Helen Docherty
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEven dragons can’t resist a good story…Even though Leo would rather sit at home and read, his parents send him out into the world in the hopes that Leo will become a famous knight... -
Power of Three by Jada Fisher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNo matter how hard you try, sometimes you just can’t survive alone. An epic dragon riding adventure from #1 Bestselling author Jada Fisher. The battle has been intense, and the dragon riders have held off the Blight, but time is running out. When Yacrist succeeds in the first part of his plan, Eist must take action and prevent the world from falling into darkness. But at what cost... -
Traitor by Nicole Conway
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCan anyone survive being lost in Luntharda? No amount of training has prepared Jaevid Broadfeather for the frontlines of battle. Now facing the true horrors of war, with Luntharda looming on the horizon, Jaevid has begun to question everything he thought about his heritage. The only thing keeping him going is his oath to protect his dragonrider brothers... -
Avian by Nicole Conway
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJaevid wants to pass his Avian year of training . . . but will he even survive it?What kind of power is lurking inside him? After a year of training to become a dragonrider, Jaevid Broadfeather has been sent home to rest during a three-month interlude. But when he returns to find the king drake has chosen Beckah Derrick as his new rider, Jaevid realizes something big is about to happen... -
How to Break a Dragon's Heart by Cressida Cowell
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsTHE STORY CONTINUES in the eighth volume of Hiccup's How to Train Your Dragon memoirs...Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was an awesome sword-fighter, a dragon-whisperer and the greatest Viking Hero who ever lived. But it wasn't always like that. Hiccup's memoirs look back to when Hiccup was just an ordinary boy, and finding it very hard to be a Hero... -
Dragon Assassin by Arthur Slade
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCarmen wants to graduate. But the emperor wants her dead. Her classmates might, too. At least she has a dragon on her side. Carmen is days from graduation at assassin school. She's desperate to finish ahead of her twin brother and the rest of the class. They’ve been trained to hunt using giant black swans, but Carmen has discovered a dragon. All she has to do is get on his back...Categorized as:
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Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsPoor Creel. She can't believe her aunt wants to sacrifice her to the local dragon. It's a ploy to lure a heroic knight so that he will fight the dragon, marry Creel out of chivalrous obligation, and lift the entire family out of poverty. Creel isn't worried. After all, nobody has seen a dragon in centuries... -
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The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle by Christopher Healy
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPrince Liam. Prince Frederic. Prince Duncan. Prince Gustav. You remember them, don't you? They're the Princes Charming, who finally got some credit after they stepped out of the shadows of their princesses—Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow White, and Briar Rose—to defeat an evil witch bent on destroying all their kingdoms. But alas, such fame and recognition only last so long... -
The Hero's Guide to Being an Outlaw by Christopher Healy
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe League of Princes returns in the hilariously epic conclusion to the hit series that began with Christopher Healy's The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, which the Los Angeles Times called "one of the more clever, hilariously successful incarnations of the current literary rage to rip apart and rewrite fairy tales."Prince Liam. Prince Frederic. Prince Duncan. Prince Gustav... -
Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like by Jay Williams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEveryone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like is Jay Williams' book about a dragon's mission to save a believer.Because of the road sweeper's belief in him, a dragon saves the city of Wu from the Wild Horsemen of the north. With vibrant illustrations from Mercer Mayer... -
Sigvard the Nameless by Denali Day
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’ll break her chains. She’ll free his soul.Tasked by his chieftain, Sigvard the Nameless will do whatever it takes to save his people, and the whole of Sestoria, from succumbing to darkness. He’ll travel the continent to claim a magess said to be so powerful, she can wake a sleeping mountain. It won’t be a true bonding. One must have a heart for such things, and Sigvard’s went dormant years ago...Categorized as:
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WIEDERGEBURT: Legend of the Reincarnated Warrior 6 by Brandon Varnell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE HEAT IS ON.Eryk has returned to Kari, Lin, and Fay after falling down a ravine in the Demon Beast Mountain Range and meeting the mysterious woman, Dyr.After returning home, everyone falls back into their routines...Categorized as:
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Time Warp by Jada Fisher
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey say there’s no time like the present, but what if that’s not good enough? An epic dragon riding adventure from #1 Bestselling author Jada Fisher. The Blight appears to be on the verge of victory. With nowhere left to turn, Eist and her friends realize their only hope is to change the past... -
Captured by Jada Fisher
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s hard to save the world when you’re trapped in a dungeon. An epic dragon riding adventure from #1 Bestselling author Jada Fisher. Eist has been captured and the brindle dragons are still missing in action. When Eist’s friends are captured too, all seems lost... -
How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse by Cressida Cowell
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsReluctant hero Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III must rescue his best friend, Fishlegs, from the deadly disease Vorpentitis. The only cure is rare and almost impossible to find...a potato. But where will Hiccup find such a thing? He'll have to dodge the terrible Sharkworms, battle Doomfangs, and outwit crazy Hooligans if he's going to be a Hero. Again... -
How to Ride a Dragon's Storm by Cressida Cowell
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsTHE STORY CONTINUES in the seventh volume of Hiccup's How to Train Your Dragon memoirs ...Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was an awesome sword-fighter, a dragon-whisperer and the greatest Viking Hero who ever lived. But it wasn't always like that. Hiccup's memoirs look back to when Hiccup was just an ordinary boy, and finding it very hard to be a Hero... -
Athena the Wise by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThese classic myths from the Greek pantheon are given a modern twist that contemporary tweens can relate to, from dealing with bullies like Medusa to a first crush on an unlikely boy...Categorized as:
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The Water Ruptures by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Disciples of the Draasin Lord have again been defeated, yet a traitor remains within Terndahl. The Inquisitors have come, and their presence has everyone on edge.With the help of the Keystone, Tolan has discovered the ability to shape each of the element bonds. Now that he’s passed testing to the second level at the Academy, he finally feels as if he belongs... -
The Lioness and Her Knight by Gerald Morris
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLuneta is tired of living in dull Orkney with her mother and father (who happens to be the most boring knight of King Arthur’s Round Table). She prides herself on always getting what she wants, so when the opportunity presents itself, she jumps at the chance to stay at a family friend’s castle near Camelot... -
How to Twist a Dragon's Tale by Cressida Cowell
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsDon't miss an action-packed, hilarious, heart-warming moment of the New York Times bestselling series that inspired the hit movies! The heat is on for Hiccup! Someone has stolen the Fires-Stone from Volcano Island, which means the Volcano has become active and the tremors are hatching the Eggs of Exterminator Dragons! Can Hiccup return the Fire-Stone to the Volcano, stop it from erupting, and... -
Unlocking the Spell by E.D. Baker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNow that Annie has helped her sister Gwendolyn (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty) wake up from the 100-year curse by finding her beloved prince, you would think that things would get back to normal. Think again! That beloved prince, Beldegard, is stuck in the body of a bear and the only way that Annie can be free of the two irritating lovebirds is to help-by finding the evil dwarf who cast the spell... -
Blizzard of the Blue Moon by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsJack and Annie are off on another Merlin Mission. This time, Merlin has sent them to rescue a beautiful magical creature—the unicorn. But when they land in New York City during the Depression of the 1930s, Jack and Annie are confused. Where will they find a unicorn in a big city?From the Hardcover edition... -
Dragon Flight by Jessica Day George
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsWith the Dragon Wars over, Creel finds herself bored with life as a seamstress. Then word comes that a bordering country has been breeding dragons in preparation for an invasion... -
Dragon Spear by Jessica Day George
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsFor Creel, all is right with the world. The dragon king, Shardas, and his queen, Velika, have made a comfy home on the Far Isles, and humans and dragons seem to be at peace. It's the perfect time for Creel to plan her wedding to Prince Luka. Well, it was perfect -- until Velika gets kidnapped, and Creel and Luka set off to save her... -
A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons by Cressida Cowell
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIt's Hiccup's birthday, but that's not going to keep him from getting into trouble. To save his dragon, Toothless, from being banished, Hiccup must sneak into the Meathead Public Library and steal the Viking's most sacred book. But the Vikings see books as a dangerous influence, and keep them locked up and under heavy guard... -
The Shadow Prison by Jonathan Moeller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRidmark Arban is ready to face the terrible Frostborn in a final battle. But even the mighty Frostborn themselves have been duped, for the shadow of Incariel has used them as its weapons. Unless Ridmark can defeat the Shadowbearer, the shadow of Incariel shall rise and devour the world for all time.. -
The Mage of Trelian by Michelle Knudsen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDragon fire, dark magic, and the bonds of friendship clash in a thrilling finale to the middle-grade fantasy trilogy by best-selling author Michelle Knudsen.Apprentice mage Calen shocked everyone when he disappeared—apparently willingly—with Krelig, the incredibly powerful and evil mage intent on destroying the Magistatum and forcing the world to submit to his rule... -
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Pariah of Dragons by Cordelia Castel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Wild Dragon, A Murderous Poacher, A Dozen Stolen Dragonets Threatened with expulsion and imprisonment for her offenses against the Magical Militia, Alba must stay out of trouble and obey the rules. But when a mysterious thief steals the dragonets, Alba and Fyrian must find the culprit before he escapes through the wards...Categorized as:
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The Dragon Ring by Fil Reid
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe present day – 24-year-old librarian Gwen goes to scatter her father’s ashes on Glastonbury Tor and is kidnapped back in time to become King Arthur’s Dark Age queen – Guinevere... -
Beast of Rosemead by Lucy Tempest
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses, comes the highly anticipated new installment in the #1 bestselling Fairytales of Folkshore series! A BOOKISH BEAUTY. A BEASTLY PRINCE. A DEADLY CURSE. Bonnie Fairborn’s wish to escape her small-town life for one of adventure is granted in the worst way when she’s flung along with her family into the unknown... -
Embers of Destruction by J. Scott Savage
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's time to take the battle to the dragons. In the third and final volume of the bestselling Mysteries of Cove series, Trenton and Kallista--along with their friends, Plucky, Simoni, Angus, and Clyde--fly their mechanical dragons south toward San Francisco, looking to rescue any survivors from the battle of Seattle...Categorized as:
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The Earth Awakens by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHaving passed his first test at the Academy, most believe Tolan has proved he belongs. Only Tolan knows the truth: that his shaping required power from the borrowed bondar—and possibly from the elementals themselves. If he can’t find a way to shape without one, he’ll be expelled from the Academy... -
Gears of Revolution by J. Scott Savage
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter finding a compass and clues left by Kallista's father, Leo Babbage, Trenton and Kallista head west aboard their homemade mechanical dragon to search for the missing inventor. The teenagers hope to find answers about their mountain city of Cove, but instead, they find only a blackened forest, ruined buildings, and a small underground city... -
The Burning Shadow by Michelle Paver
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor fans of Nancy Farmer and Lloyd Alexander comes international bestselling author Michelle Paver’s second novel in the Bronze Age adventure series. While searching for his kidnapped sister, Outsider Hylas takes a dangerous detour when he’s captured as a slave and sent to the copper mines of Thalakrea. Hylas faces brutal overseers and lethal cave-ins while evading his enemies, the Crows... -
The Squire's Quest by Gerald Morris
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhy is it, Terence wondered, that the things you know most surely are always the things you can’t demonstrate to any one else? And why is it, after all of these years, that Terence is still just a squire, offering advice on how best to scrub the rust spots from armor? But Squire Terence has more to worry about than his place on the social scale... -
SandRider by Angie Sage
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn PathFinder, readers journeyed with Alice TodHunter Moon, a young PathFinder who found her way to the Castle seven years after the events of the original Septimus Heap series.Now it’s two months later and Alice is settled into her new life in the Castle... -
The Knight and the Dragon by Tomie dePaola
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat happens when a sheepish knight and a not-so-fierce dragon fight for the very first time? Well, it?s no ordinary battle since the knight has to go to the castle library to learn about dragon-fighting and the dragon must dig through his ancestor?s things to find out how to fight a knight!?Spontaneity of line and feeling are backed by zesty colors and a jovial, tongue-in-cheek tone to which... -
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Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThis special new paperback edition of St. George and the Dragon commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the Caldecott Award-winning picture book. Hodges retells an exciting segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which the Red Cross Knight slays a dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years, bringing peace and joy back to the land... -
Fires of Invention by J. Scott Savage
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTrenton Colman is a creative thirteen-year-old boy with a knack for all things mechanical. But his talents are viewed with suspicion in Cove, a steam-powered city built inside a mountain. In Cove, creativity is a crime and “invention” is a curse word... -
The Boy Who Lost Fairyland by Catherynne M. Valente
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen a young troll named Hawthorn is stolen from Fairyland by the Red Wind, he becomes a changeling – a human boy -- in the strange city of Chicago, a place no less bizarre and magical than Fairyland when seen through trollish eyes. Left with a human family, Hawthorn struggles with his troll nature and his changeling fate... -
Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve? by Jan Brett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEvery year, trolls knock down Kyri's door and gobble up her Christmas feast. But this year, the trolls are in for a surprise: a boy and his pet ice bear on their way to Oslo have come in from the cold. And once the ice bear is finished with the trolls, you can bet they won't come knocking next Christmas Eve!Once again, Jan Brett creates an original Christmas story full of warmth and magic...Categorized as:
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No Place for Magic by E.D. Baker
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhen Emma and her beloved frog-turned-prince Eadric travel to Upper Montevista to ask for Eadric's parents' blessing on their marriage, they find his homeland in chaos: Eadric's annoying little brother Bradston has been kidnapped by trolls! Worse, his mother won't let Emma use magic, even to rescue Bradston, and Eadric seems suddenly a bit too fond of the girls from his past... -
How to Speak Dragonese by Cressida Cowell
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsToothless has been captured, the nanodragon is about to be gobbled and sharkworms are on the loose. Once again we are relying on Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III to be a hero...
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