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Dragon books for kids — content guides

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• Book · Ages 13+A LANGUAGE OF DRAGONSS.F. WilliamsonIn an alternate London in 1923, a teenage girl inadvertently sparks a war between dragons and humans. (Ages 13 and up)
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• Book · Ages 13+DATING AND DRAGONSKristy BoycePublished Dickens & Rumi guide. Open the content guide to see the full caution and positive-quality ratings.
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• Book · Ages 3+DRAGONS LOVE TACOSAdam RubinWhat to serve your dragon-guests. (Ages 3 to 5)
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• Book · Ages 3+DRAGONS LOVE TACOS 2Adam Rubin and Daniel SalmieriHeading into the past for the seed of a taco tree. (Ages 3 to 5)
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• Book · Ages 10+THE LAST DRAGONSLAYERJasper FfordeAn orphan is indentured to magicians.
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• Book · Ages 11+WINGS OF FIRE: LEGENDS: DRAGONSLAYERTui T. SutherlandIvy, Leaf and Wren fight for the survival of the human race against dragons. (Ages 8 to 12)
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• D&RBook · 1987 · Ages 12+A Sending of DragonsJane YolenPublished Dickens & Rumi guide. Open the content guide to see the full caution and positive-quality ratings.
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• D&RBook · 2015 · Ages 14+Darkness of DragonsTui T. SutherlandPublished Dickens & Rumi guide. Open the content guide to see the full caution and positive-quality ratings.
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• D&RBook · 1990 · Ages 11+Dealing with DragonsPatricia C. WredePublished Dickens & Rumi guide. Open the content guide to see the full caution and positive-quality ratings.
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• D&RBook · 2007 · Ages 8+DragonsdaleSalamandra DrakePublished Dickens & Rumi guide. Open the content guide to see the full caution and positive-quality ratings.
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• D&RBook · 1977 · Ages 9+DragonsingerAnne McCaffreyPublished Dickens & Rumi guide. Open the content guide to see the full caution and positive-quality ratings.
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• D&RBook · 1976 · Ages 10+DragonsongAnne McCaffreyPublished Dickens & Rumi guide. Open the content guide to see the full caution and positive-quality ratings.
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• D&RBook · 2006 · Ages 12+Here, There Be DragonsJames A. OwenPublished Dickens & Rumi guide. Open the content guide to see the full caution and positive-quality ratings.
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• D&RBook · 1975 · Ages 8+Last of the Dragons and Some OthersEdith NesbitPublished Dickens & Rumi guide. Open the content guide to see the full caution and positive-quality ratings.
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• D&RBook · 2018 · Ages 7+The Boy Who Grew DragonsAndy ShepherdPublished Dickens & Rumi guide. Open the content guide to see the full caution and positive-quality ratings.
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• D&RBook · 2010 · Ages 12+The Dragons of NoorJanet Lee CareyPublished Dickens & Rumi guide. Open the content guide to see the full caution and positive-quality ratings.
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• Book · Ages 9+DRAGON CAPTIVESLisa McMannTwins try to control their unwieldy magical abilities while rescuing enslaved dragons. (Ages 8 to 12)
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• Book · Ages 6+DRAGON MASTERSTracey WestDrake, once skeptical of the existence of dragons, now trains his very own. (Ages 6 to 8)
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• Book · Ages 10+BREATH OF THE DRAGONShannon Lee and Fonda LeeJun Li dreams of competing in the elite Guardian's Tournament. (Ages 13 to 18)
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• Book · Ages 10+DRAGON PEARLYoon Ha LeeMin runs away from home to search for her brother who is accused of deserting the Space Forces. (Ages 8 to 12)
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• Book · Ages 10+DRAGONBORNStruan MurrayAlex Evans, once thought to be only human, has the dragon within her awakened. (Ages 8 to 12)
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• Book · Ages 10+DRAGONWATCH: WRATH OF THE DRAGON KINGBrandon MullKendra and Seth race to find a legendary and dangerous talisman before Celebrant. (Ages 8 to 12)
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• Book · Ages 5+SNOW WHITE AND THE DRAGON (OR, SLEEPING BEAUTY AND THE SEVEN DWARFS)Kim BussingPublished Dickens & Rumi guide. Open the content guide to see the full caution and positive-quality ratings.
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• BookTHE DRAGON AND THE SUN LOTUSAmélie Wen ZhaoÀn’yīng and Hào’yáng join forces to banish the mó to their realm and bring peace to hers. (Ages 14 and up)
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