LibraryAware YA Dragons

Books for Teens

Merlin's dragon
by T. A. Barron

Desperate to get in touch with the wizard, Merlin, in order to warn him about a new lizard-like creature and Rhita Gawr's evil plan, Basil ventures across the lands of Avalon with his sister, Ailah, in the hopes of reaching him in time before the plot is put into action and many innocent lives are put at risk.

In the time of dragon moon
by Janet Lee Carey

Uma, a Healer raised by a tribe of people native to Wilde Island, must complete an impossible task for the English queen or be burned alive, and her only ally is the part dragon, part fairy Pendragon prince who is struggling with a secret of his own. Simultaneous eBook.

Dragon's keep
by Janet Lee Carey

Born with a dragon claw where her ring finger should be, Princess Rosalind, forced by her mother, the queen, to wear gloves at all times until a cure can be found, finally understands her true destiny when she is carried off by a dragon who sees beauty where her mother only saw shame. 20,000 first printing.

Raising dragons
by Bryan Davis

Billy's life takes a fantastic turn when he starts breathing fire and finds out that his father Jared neglected to tell him that he is half-dragon

The fire within
by Chris D'Lacey

When David moves in with Elizabeth Pennykettle and her eleven-year-old daughter, Lucy, he discovers a collection of clay dragons that comes to life.

The last Dragonslayer
by Jasper Fforde

As magic fades from the world, Jennifer Strange is having trouble keeping her magician employment agency business afloat, until she begins having visions that foretell the death of the last dragon and the coming of Big Magic

Dragon slippers
by Jessica Day George

Orphaned after a fever epidemic, Creel befriends a dragon and unknowingly inherits a simple pair of blue slippers that can either save or destroy her kingdom which is on the verge of war.

Eon : Dragoneye reborn
by Alison Goodman

Disguised as a boy in order to pursue her dream of becoming a talented Dragoneye, Eon completes her four-year apprenticeship and prepares to face real challenges in the dangerous world of the Imperial court, but when the evil Lord Ido discovers her secret, the situation becomes even more perilous. Includes a teaser for the eagerly awaited Eona. ALA Best Book for Young Adults, A Bank Street Best Book of the Year, Winner of the Aurealis Award. Starred reviews in Booklist, PW. Reprint.

A creature of moonlight
by Rebecca Hahn

Marni, a young flower seller who has been living in exile, must choose between claiming her birthright as princess of a realm whose king wants her dead, and a life with the father she has never known—a wild dragon. Simultaneous eBook. 15,000 first printing.

Seraphina
by Rachel Hartman

In a world where dragons and humans coexist and dragons can assume human form, Seraphina, whose mother died giving birth to her, grapples with her own identity while she struggles to accept and develop her musical talents

Eventide
by Tracy Hickman

When a traveling bard stumbles into a dragon's den, he is forced to tell it stories or be eaten. When he runs out of stories to tell, he makes a deal: if allowed to leave, he promises to return with more tales of adventure, romance, and bravery

The Saint of Dragons
by Jason Hightman

As dragons on earth join forces to take a stand against an ancient enemy, the father of the last heir of a dragon-fighting family tries to convince his son that he needs to prepare for his destined duty in this fantastical tale about the climax of century-long battles between two established foes.

Slayers
by C. J. Hill

At a rustic summer camp, sixteen-year-old Tori, a senator's daughter, learns that she is descended from medieval dragon slayers, that dragons still exist, and that she is expected to hone her special abilities to join her fellow campers in battling the beasts and the man who controls them

Tiger's voyage
by Colleen Houck

After battling the villainous Lokesh, Kelsey and the Indian princes Ren and Kishan return to India, where Kelsey learns that Ren has amnesia, and five cunning dragons try to keep the trio from breaking the curse that binds them.

The story of Owen : dragon slayer of Trondheim
by E. K. Johnston

In an alternate world where industrialization has caused many species of carbon-eating dragons to thrive, Owen, a slayer being trained by his famous father and aunt, and Siobahn, his bard, face a dragon infestation near their small town in Canada

Dragonflight
by Anne McCaffrey

At a time when the number of Dragonriders has fallen too low for safety and only one Weyr trains the creatures and their riders, the Red Star approaches Pern, threatening the planet with disaster. Reissue.

Dragons of darkness
by Antonia Michaelis

Jumar and Christopher, two boys from very different backgrounds, are thrown together by magic, mayhem and a common foe as they battle deadly dragons in the wilderness of Nepal. By the author of Tiger Moon.

Here, there be dragons
by James A. Owen

Set in 1917, an undergraduate is given a special book that he is told was the reason for his professor's murder and so must now protect it with his life as he goes on a journey like no other to places that are only supposed to exist in history and dreams.

Eragon
by Christopher Paolini

When fifteen-year-old Eragon comes to learn that he is a gifted Dragon Rider, he realizes that his destiny is to fight the evil powers that will bring complete destruction to the Empire and so leaves his quiet life as a farm boy to succeed in his one true mission in life, in a deluxe edition which includes a foldout map, an expanded pronunciation guide, and an excerpt from the next book in the trilogy.

Pillage
by Obert Skye

Upon his mother's death, fifteen-year-old Beck Phillips is sent to live with an eccentric uncle he had never met in a remote manor house, where he learns that his family suffers from a curse that allows him to make plants grow on command and dragon eggs hatch

Nimona
by Noelle Stevenson

A graphic novel debut based on the author's critically acclaimed Web comic follows a nefarious plot by an impulsive young shapeshifter and a vengeful villain who want to defame their kingdom's Institution of Law Enforcement and Heroics. Simultaneous. 15,000 first printing.

The dragonet prophecy
by Tui Sutherland

Determined to end a generations-long war among the seven dragon tribes, a secret movement called the Talons of Peace draws on a prophecy that calls for a great sacrifice, compelling five appointed dragonets to fulfill a painful destiny against their will.

Dragon's egg
by Sarah L. Thomson

Mella, a young girl trained as a dragon keeper, learns that the legends of old are true when she is entrusted with carrying a dragon's egg to the fabled Hatching Grounds, a dangerous journey on which she is assisted by a knight's squire.

Dragon's bait
by Vivian Vande Velde

Unjustly condemned as a witch, Alys is staked out on a hillside as a human sacrifice to the marauding dragon, in a story about revenge, choice, and forgiveness.

Voices of dragons
by Carrie Vaughn

In a parallel world where humans and dragons live in a state of cold war, 17-year-old Kay Wyatt and her dragon friend, Artegal, struggle to find a way to show that dragons and humans can co-exist. 40,000 first printing.