Handbook for Dragon Slayers Contributor(s): Haskell, Merrie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062008161 ISBN-13: 9780062008169 Publisher: HarperCollins
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Royalty |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2012022159 |
Age Level: 10-13 |
Grade Level: 5-8 |
Lexile Measure: 770(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.6" W x 8.3" L (0.95 lbs) 336 pages |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product |
Awards: Schneider Family Book Award, Winner, Middle School, 2014 |
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2013 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2013 Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2013 pg. 131 School Library Journal 12/01/2013 pg. 114 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 pg. 79 - Superior,Well Above Average |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 165659 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Like Gail Carson Levine's books, Merrie Haskell's middle grade fantasy adventure Handbook for Dragon Slayers mixes magic, mythical creatures, thrilling action, and a wonderful cast of characters. Political upheaval sends Princess Tilda fleeing from her kingdom in the company of two hopeful dragon slayers. The princess never had any interest in chasing dragons. The pain from her crippled foot was too great, and her dream was to write a book. But the princess finds herself making friends with magical horses, facing the Wild Hunt, and pointing a sword at fire-breathing dragons. While doing things she never imagined, Tilda finds qualities in herself she never knew she possessed. Handbook for Dragon Slayers is a deeply satisfying coming-of-age tale wrapped in a magical adventure story. |
Contributor Bio(s): Haskell, Merrie: - Merrie Haskell was born in Michigan and grew up in North Carolina. She wrote her first story at the age of seven, and she walked dogs after school in order to buy her first typewriter. Merrie returned north to attend the Residential College of the University of Michigan, where she earned a BA in biological anthropology. Her fiction has appeared in Nature, Asimov's Science Fiction, Strange Horizons, and Unplugged: The Web's Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy: 2008 Download. She now lives in Saline, Michigan, with her husband and stepdaughter. Merrie works in a library with over seven million books, and she finds this to be just about the right number. She is also the author of The Princess Curse and Handbook for Dragon Slayers. |
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