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DRAGONBORN Dragonborn #1 written by Struan Murray Dutton Children's Books, 2025 ISBN: 979-8-217-11321-7 Source : purchased Ages 9-12 All opinions expressed are solely my own. Book cover & summary provided by the publisher through Goodreads.com. ABOUT THE BOOK Become the impossible . . . Life is no fun for Alex Evans. Ever since her dad's death, her overprotective mother has smothered her with unbreakable rules and unspoken fears. When the frustration inside Alex finally gets too big to bear, it rushes to the surface. And flames spill from her mouth. Because Alex is a dragon. One of the many who live among us, unless something awakens their true nature. Led by the mighty Oliphos to the legendary island of Skralla, Alex must now train alongside fierce, frightening dragon children, if she is to unlock the power of her birthright. But other dragons are rising too. Drak Midna, the greatest dragon of all, is preparing a war against the human world, and Alex has to be good enough ...

THE FIVE O'CLOCK GHOST The Haunted Library #4 by Dori Hillestad Butler Grosset & Dunlap, 2015 ISBN: 978-0-448-46248-6 Ages 7-9 Source: purchased All opinions expressed are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK Kaz and Claire are back for a timely mystery in this adorable series by Edgar Award winner Dori Hillestad Butler! Kaz and Claire are called in for another ghostly mystery, and this ghost is always right on time. When Claire's friend tells the young detectives about his five o'clock ghost, Kaz wonders if it could be his own missing brother, Little John. Kaz and Claire search the house up and down, but they can't find any trace of Little John--or any other ghost. Yet when five o'clock comes along, the strange occurrences come back again... REVIEW The Haunted Library   series is one of my favorite series for young readers.  Not only are they easy to read but the mysteries are interesting and the characters fun.  I was a bit startled when I thou...

IN THE TIME OF DRAGON MOON Wilde Island Chronicles #3 by Janet Lee Carey Kathy Dawson Books, 2015 ISBN: 9780803738102 Ages 12 and up Source: author for review (Thanks!)All opinions expressed are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK On the southernmost tip of Wilde Island--far from the Dragonswood sanctuary and the Pendragon Castle--live the native Euit people. Uma, who is half Euit and half English, and not fully accepted by her tribe, wants to become a healer like her Euit father. But the mad English queen in the north, desperate for another child, kidnaps Uma and her father and demands that he cure her barrenness. After her father dies, Uma must ensure that the queen is with child by the time of the Dragon Moon, or be burned at the stake. Terrified and alone, Uma reaches out to her only possible ally: the king's nephew Jackrun, a fiery dragonrider with dragon, fairy, and human blood. Together, they must navigate through a sea of untold secrets, unveil a ...

THE SECRET VALLEY Dragon Girl #1 by Jeff Weigel Andrew McMeel Publishing, 2014 ISBN: 978-1-4494-4183-8 Source: purchased All opinions expressed are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK Eleven-year-old Alanna and her older brother Hamel are orphans and doing their best to take care of each other until one day Alanna stumbles upon a cave full of dragon eggs. When the eggs hatch with no mother dragon in sight, Alanna decides to take care of the babies herself, even creating a clever costume so that the babies think she, too, is a dragon. With their large appetites and accidental fire burps, Alanna learns that dragon babies are hard work! And when a mama dragon finally comes to claim the babies, Alanna's costume is so convincing that she is swept along for the ride as they journey to Dragon Rock, a mysterious magnetic force that draws dragons of all shapes and sizes to a magical, untouched valley. REVIEW Dragon-lovers are sure to love this new series. I thoroughly enjoyed...

DRAGONTHOLOGY by Jason Andrew, G.L. Jackson, Jay Wilburn, Marian Allen, Sandra Graves, Troy Lambert, and J.A. Cambell Untold Press, 2013 YA/Adult Fantasy Grades 9 and up E-book provided by publisher in return for honest review. All opinions expressed are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK Enter the pages of the Dragonthology. No single story has ever been great enough to contain the mystical, wondrous creature known as the dragon. We assembled the greatest draconian tales and put them between the covers of a single tome to satisfy your hunger for everything dragon. Seven magnificent stories, ranging from science fiction to mystery, await you within. The Case of the Bloodstone Dragon by G.L. Jackson A washed up has been, Private Investigator Clark is down to his last $100. That is, until the night a mysterious femme fatale walks through his door weaving a tale of intrigue in hope of recovering an artifact steeped in mystery and danger. What follows is a raucous r...

Here's the second half of my Chapter Book Series Favorites.  Keep in mind that this list is not exclusive, I'm always finding new books and series that I like.  For example, I just finished reading Jennifer A. Nielson's The False Prince and loved it, you can see my review here .  I'm eager to read the sequels.  So stay tuned in as I continue my search for great books. DRAGON SLIPPERS series by Jessica Day George Many stories tell of damsels in distress, who are rescued from the clutches of fire-breathing dragons by knights in shining armor, and swept off to live happily ever after. Unfortunately, this is not one of those stories.  True, when Creel's aunt suggests sacrificing her to the local dragon, it is with the hope that the knight will marry Creel and that everyone (aunt and family included) will benefit handsomely. Yet it's Creel who talks her way out of the dragon's clutches. And it's Creel who walks for days on end to seek her fortun...