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Enter the Realm of Dragons

J/F/BELL
Bell, Hilari - The Prophecy
Following a prophecy uncovered in the royal library, Prince Perryndon searches for a bard, a unicorn, and an ancient sword all necessary to help him in his quest to defeat the dragon that terrorizes his land. 194p.

J/F/BRADSHAW
Bradshaw, Gillian - The Dragon and the Thief
During a burglary attempt, a young thief meets the ancient Egyptian dragon, Hathor. The thief helps Hathor to escape Egypt and search for other dragons rumored to exist in Nubia. 154p.

J/F/CAREY
Carey, Janet Lee - Dragon’s Keep
Princess Rosalind was born with a dragon’s claw where her ring finger should have been. She wears golden gloves at all times, but the dragon can magically sense her claw and kidnaps her to help him raise his hatchlings. 302p.

J/F/DOWNER
Downer, Ann - The Hatching Magic books
Wycca, a wyvern dragon, is looking for a place to lay her eggs when she stumbles into a magic portal that transports her from 13th century England to present-day Boston. Now the wizard Gideon searches Boston to find Wycca before the wizard Kobold can steal her eggs for his own evil purposes.

  1. Hatching Magic
  2. The Dragon of Never-Was

J/F/DRAKE
Drake, Salamanda - Dragonsdale series
Cara is forced to clean out stalls and groom the dragons rather than fly on them in Dragonsdale. When she disobeys her father and learns to ride her beloved dragon Skydancer, her life changes forever.

  1. Dragonsdale
  2. Riding the Storm

J/F/FLETCHER
Fletcher, Susan - Dragon Chronicles
Kaeledra is an outsider with strange green eyes and the ability to speak to dragons. The king believes he can use her powers to rid his kingdom of dragons forever.

  1. Dragon’s Milk
  2. Flight of the Dragon Kyn
  3. Sign of the Dove

J/F/FUNKE
Funke, Cornelia - Dragon Rider
Firedrake, a young dragon, desperately searches for the dragon sanctuary known as the Rim of Heaven before humans destroy the last few dragons on Earth. 523p.

J/F/GEORGE
George, Jessica Day - Dragon Slippers
Creel agrees to keep the local dragon safe from the dangerous villagers in exchange for her choice of anything from its massive hoard. Little does she know that the slippers she selects are the most valuable treasure in the kingdom and will also allow her to communicate with all dragons. 324p.

J/F/HENHAM
Henham, R.D. - The Dragon Codices
Each codex is about one of the ten dragons of Krynn. Exciting and dangerous adventures include not only these dragons, but other mystical creatures too.

  1. Red Dragon Codex
  2. Bronze Dragon Codex
  3. Black Dragon Codex

J/F/HIGHTMAN
Hightman, Jason - Saint of Dragons series
In Simon’s world, dragons are the source of evil and are able to take human form. Simon discovers he is one of the next generation of dragon hunters and must bravely face his fate.

  1. Saint of Dragons – PB/J/HIG
  2. Samurai

J/F/LENNON
Lennon, Joan - Questors
Madlen, Bryn, and Cam must find the Objects of Power from three worlds in order to restore the balance of the Space-Time Continuum or it could mean the end of life as they know it! On one of the worlds, Kir, dragons have their own civilization and view humans as inferior. 358p.

J/F/MCCAFFREY
McCaffrey, Anne - The Harper Hall Trilogy
Because Menolly’s father forbids her to pursue music, Menolly runs away into the wilderness where she discovers a clutch of miniature dragon eggs. She is present when the miniature dragons hatch and they bond to her, becoming her constant companions.

  1. Dragonsong
  2. Dragonsinger
  3. Dragondrums

J/F/MCKINLEY
McKinley, Robin - Dragonhaven
Jake lives with his father at a national park that is home to more than 200 dragons. When he finally gets the chance to stay by himself overnight in the park, he comes across a dying mother dragon and her one surviving baby. Does he risk rescuing the baby dragon even though it’s illegal? 342p.

J/F/PAOLINI
Paolini, Christopher - The Inheritance series
Eragon, a new dragonrider, and his blue dragon, Saphira, are fated to lead the rebellion against Galbatorix’s empire of oppression.

  1. Eragon
  2. Eldest
  3. Brisingr

J/398.245/DRA
Steer, Dugald - Dr. Ernest Drake’s Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons
The Ancient Society of Dragonologists reveals its store of knowledge about all things dragon. 78p.

J/F/STEER
Steer, Dugald - Dragonology Chronicles
Evil dragonologist Ignatius Crook tries to steal the Dragon’s Eye jewel which controls the fate of all dragons. Beatrice and Daniel must use their newly learned dragonology to stop him.

  1. The Dragon’s Eye

J/F/THOMSON
Thomson, Sarah L. - Dragon’s Egg
Mella has always cared for the small and gentle dragon herd at her family’s inn while dreaming of the huge wild dragons of legend. While on an errand in the forest, she stumbles across a dragon egg—and the dragon guarding it—and learns that wild dragons are more than she bargained for. 267p.

J/398.2454/TOP
Topsell, John - How to Raise and Keep a Dragon
This book includes all the information needed to own a dragon – from selecting a breed and hatching an egg to training and riding a dragon. 128p.

J/F/WILKINSON
Wilkinson, Carole - The Dragon Keeper series
The adventure begins when a young slave girl and an elderly dragon escape the cruel dragonmaster. However, the stone she’s stolen isn’t really what she thinks it is.

  1. The Dragon Keeper
  2. Garden of the Purple Dragon
  3. Dragon Moon

J/F/WREDE
Wrede, Patricia - The Enchanted Forest Chronicles
Princess Cimorene runs away to keep from marrying a boring prince and joins Kazul, the King of the dragons, in the Enchanted Forest.

  1. Dealing with Dragons
  2. Searching for Dragons
  3. Calling on Dragons
  4. Talking to Dragons

J/F/YEP
Yep, Laurence - Dragon of the Lost Sea series
Shimmer can transform herself from human to dragon form. To prove her goodness, Shimmer and her human companion, Thorn, battle an evil enchantress.

  1. Dragon of the Lost Sea
  2. Dragon Steel
  3. Dragon Cauldron
  4. Dragon War

J/F/YOLEN
Yolen, Jane - Pit Dragons Trilogy
Jakkin steals a dragon’s egg, intending to raise a champion fighter that can earn the money he needs to buy his freedom from slavery.

  1. Dragon’s Blood
  2. Heart’s Blood
  3. A Sending of Dragons

J/F/ZAHN
Zahn, Timothy - Dragonback Adventures
Jack is hiding out from the cops when a spaceship crash leaves only one survivor—a member of a dragon-like race, the Draycos. This survivor must meld minds with a human to survive and Jack is his only option.

  1. Dragon and Thief – PB/J/ZAH
  2. Dragon and Soldier
  3. Dragon and Slave
  4. Dragon and Herdsman
  5. Dragon and Judge

Prepared by Sarah Goers, Amanda Blau, August 2008