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Gr 7 Up—Siobhan is a typical teenager. Her hobbies include composing music, hanging out with friends, and driving her first car. Her biggest conflict is whether or not to tell her parents that she would rather pursue music than go to a university. All of that changes when she meets Owen Thorskard, currently failing algebra and potentially the nation's next great dragon slayer. Owen, nephew of famous Slayer Lottie Thorskard, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In an alternate universe much like ours, dragon-slaying is a lucrative corporate gig. Retired legendary dragon slayer Lottie Thorskard hopes to begin a movement to return the profession to its roots -- local dragon slayers doing the unglamorous work of protecting their territory from ravenous, carbon-sniffing dragons. So she moves her family to tiny, rural Trondheim, Ontario, home of eleventh-grade budding composer Siobhan McQuaid, narr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In this original fantasy, eleventh-grade budding composer Siobhan McQuaid is asked to be bard to dragon-slayer-in-training teen ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

The friendship between Siobhan and Owen is unusual and compelling. It avoids romantic clichés and emphasizes a relationship to which each brings particular strengths. Siobhan is Owen’s tutor and bard, while he is her introduction to the dangerous world of dragon slaying. The premise that dragons are attracted to fossil fuels is an engaging way to highlight the dangers of carbon emissions. And the idea that rural towns are left to fend for themselves ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More