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Dragon Rider

by Cornelia Funke

Ages 9–12 Reading age 10 Novel Set in somewhere magical adventurouswarm

A silver dragon, a brownie and an orphan boy fly from Scotland to the Himalayas in search of a valley where dragons might still be safe.

A story about children and magical creatures, adventurous and warm in tone. We would put it with children of 9–12, and at a reading age of about 10 for reading alone.

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