Paper Dragons
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–13 · 2024

Paper Dragons

By Siobhan McDermott

Book #1 in the Paper Dragons series

A girl must master her powers to stop an ancient evil threatening her world.

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384 pages
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Twelve-year-old Zhi Ging, an orphan and outsider, dreams of escaping her village by becoming a Silhouette, an apprentice to immortals. After a dragon attack nearly ends her hopes, she gets a second chance in the underwater realm of Hok Woh. As she faces trials and rival sabotage, rumors of the Fui Gwai, a spirit turning people into thralls, grow. When the Fui Gwai strikes, Zhi Ging must harness her newfound powers to save her friends and the world. Can she rise to the challenge, or will darkness prevail?

From the publisher

A 12-year-old girl wins an invitation to train as an apprentice to immortals in the first book of the new must-read magical series destined to take the world by storm–perfect for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers, Skandar and Eragon. Let the competition begin! “A new classic fantasy adventure.” – Eoin Colfer, author of the internationally best-selling Artemis Fowl series An outsider in her village above the cloud sea, 12-year-old orphan Yeung Zhi Ging’s only hope of escape is to win the single invitation to train as a Silhouette: an apprentice to the immortals. After her ill-fated attempt to impress the Silhouette scout leads to a dragon attack on the jade mountain, Zhi Ging is sure that her chances, and her life, are over. But the scout spots her potential and offers her protection and a second chance. She’s in. In her lessons in Hok Woh, the underwater realm of the immortals, Zhi Ging must face the challenging trials set by her teachers to prove that she’s worthy of being a Silhouette–despite her rivals’ attempts to sabotage her. But as Zhi Ging’s power grows, so do the rumours of the return of the Fui Gwai, an evil spirit that turns people into grey-eyed thralls. When the impossible happens and the Fui Gwai attack the Silhouettes, can Zhi Ging use her newly uncovered talents to save her friends and the world beyond? Or will the grey-eyed spirit consume them all? “A soaring, luminous new world.” –Jessica Townsend, New York Times bestselling author of The Nevermoor series

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
384
Reading age
10–13
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
940L
Themes & topics
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~6.2
F&P level
~V
Publication
Published
March 5, 2024
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780593706114

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