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If you like Eragon… then check out these titles:

Chapter Books

Coville, Bruce. Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher. Jane Yolen Books, 1991. J COV
Small for his age but artistically talented, twelve-year-old Jeremy Thatcher unknowingly buys a dragon's egg.

D’Lacey, Chris. The Fire Within. Orchard Books, 2005. J DLA
When college student David Rain rents a room in an unusual boardinghouse full of clay dragons, he has no idea that they, along with some lively squirrels, will help jumpstart his writing career.

Funke, Cornelia Caroline. Dragon Rider. Scholastic, 2004. J FUN
After learning that humans are headed toward his hidden home, Firedrake, a silver dragon, is joined by a brownie and an orphan boy in a quest to find the legendary valley known as the Rim of Heaven, encountering friendly and unfriendly creatures along the way, and struggling to evade the relentless pursuit of an old enemy.

McCaughrean, Geraldine. The Stones Are Hatching. HarperCollins, 2000. J MCC
Eleven-year-old Phelim and his companions, a Maiden, a Fool, and a strange black Horse, journey to the Stoor Worm's lair to destroy the long-forgotten Worm and its Hatchlings, who have been roused from their slumber by the sounds of war.

Osborne, Mary Pope. Day of the Dragon King. Magic Tree House, 17. Random House, 1998. J M Series
The magic treehouse takes Jack and Annie back two thousand years to ancient China where they must find the original copy of an old legend before the Imperial Library is burned down by the evil Dragon King.

Skelton, Matthew. Endymion Spring. Puffin Books, 2006. J SKE
Having reluctantly accompanied his academic mother and pesky younger sister to Oxford, twelve-year-old Blake Winters is at loose ends until he stumbles across an ancient and magical book, secretly brought to England in 1453 by Gutenberg's mute apprentice to save it from evil forces, and which now draws Blake into a dangerous and life-threatening quest.

Vande Velde, Vivian. Now You See It… Harcourt, 2005. J VAN
With Wendy's new glasses, she begins to see cheerful corpses, old crones disguised as teeny-boppers, and portals to another world--a place where everyone knows of the glasses' powers and will do anything they can to get them.

Yep, Laurence. Dragon of the Lost Sea. Harper & Row, 1982. J YEP
Shimmer, a renegade dragon princess, tries to redeem herself by capturing a witch with the help of a human boy.

---. The Tiger’s Apprentice. The Tiger’s Apprentice, 1. HarperCollins, 2003. J YEP
A tiger, a monkey, a dragon, and a twelve-year-old Chinese American boy fight to keep a magic talisman out of the hands of an enemy who would use its power to destroy the world.

Beginning Readers

Albee, Sarah. The Dragon’s Scales: A Math Reader. Random House, 2003. E ALB
The three little dragons have agreed to take care of the old wizard's cats while he is away, but their inability to read his instructions causes problems until their friend, the Good Knight, saves the day.

Black, Robyn Hood. Sir Mike. Children’s Press, 2005. E BLA
Mike is all ready to fight the dragon he thinks he sees, but then is happy to realize it is just his pet dog.

Coville, Bruce. Sarah and the Dragon. Lippincott, 1984. E COV
When Sarah is kidnapped by a dragon and taken to his castle in the clouds, it is up to her friend Oakhorn, the Unicorn, and her Aunt Mag to rescue her.

Hillert, Margaret. Let’s Go, Dear Dragon. Norwood House Press, 2006. E HIL
A boy and his pet dragon celebrate the Fourth of July by going to the beach, having a picnic, and watching fireworks.

Thomas, Shelley Moore. Happy Birthday, Good Knight. Dutton Children’s Books, 2006. E THO
The Good Knight tries to help three little dragons make a birthday present for a very special friend.

Picture Books

Breakspeare, Andrew. Stardragon. Dutton Children’s Books, 2006. E BRE
When a young Stardragon falls from his bed in the clouds, losing his sparkling dragon stones, a human boy not only helps him find the stones, he becomes a friend.

Ellery, Tom. If I Had a Dragon. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2006. E ELL
Tired of playing with his little brother, a boy imagines having a dragon for a playmate instead.

Lindenbaum, Pija. When Owen’s Mom Breathed Fire. R & S Books, 2006. E LIN
Owen wakes up one morning to find that his mother has turned into a dragon!

Roberson. M. P. The Great Dragon Rescue. Dial Books for Young Readers, 2004. E ROB
George and his old friend the dragon try to rescue a baby dragon from a witch.

Thomas, Shelley Moore. Take Care, Good Knight. Dutton Children’s Books, 2006. E THO
The three little dragons have agreed to take care of the old wizard's cats while he is away, but their inability to read his instructions causes problems until their friend, the Good Knight, saves the day.

Ward, Helen. The Dragon Machine. Dutton Children’s Books, 2003. E WAR
When Sarah is kidnapped by a dragon and taken to his castle in the clouds, it is up to her friend Oakhorn, the Unicorn, and her Aunt Mag to rescue her.

Wormell, Christopher. George and the Dragon. Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. E WOR
George the mouse unintentionally rids the kingdom of a ferocious dragon.

Ziefert, Harriet. William and the Dragon. Chronicle Books, 2005. E ZIE
Join the crowd as they discover the town's newest inhabitant in this "out of this world" rhyming tale. The mayor and the townspeople try various ways to make their unwanted guest leave their city. Only young William has a clear solution and saves the day.