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Fairies, Mermaids, and Dragons |
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Here are some of our favorite books about fairies, mermaids, and dragons. These titles can be found in the Juvenile section of the library unless otherwise noted.
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In a Glass Grimmly
by Adam Gidwitz
Frog joins cousins Jack and Jill in leaving their own stories to seek a magic mirror, encountering such creatures as giants, mermaids, and goblins along the way.
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How to Train Your Dragon
by Cressida Cowell
Chronicles the adventures and misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third as he tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan, the Tribe of the Hairy Hooligans, by catching and training a dragon.
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In a Blink
by Kiki Thorpe
When four friends are whisked out of their ordinary lives to Never Land, home to fairies and mermaids, Queen Clarion and Tinker Bell have to figure out a way for them to get home
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Dr. Ernest Drake's Dragonology : the Complete Book of Dragons
by Ernest Drake
Accompanied by a dragon-calling spell, dragon riddles, and samples of dragon wings and dragon skin, a renowned dragonologist introduces young believers to the incredible world of these mysterious creatures where he ponders their many extraordinary abilities.
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Pip Bartlett's Guide to Magical Creatures
by Jackson Pearce
Possessing an ability to talk with magical creatures (such as griffins, unicorns and fuzzles), Pip uses her talent to update a magic reference book and investigate a fuzzles invasion in spite of her friend Tomas' allergies.
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The Charm Bracelet
by Emily Rodda
When Jessie searches for her ill grandmother's missing charm bracelet, she is led to a magical world and finds she has a reason and right to be there.
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Dragonborn
by Toby Forward
The great wizard Flaxfield's death leaves his twelve-year-old apprentice Sam half-trained, but when other wizards gather and debate his fate Sam, not knowing whom to trust, leaves with only his dragon, Starback, for company, unaware of the perils he must face.
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Keeper
by Kathi Appelt
On the night of the blue moon when mermaids are said to gather in the Gulf of Mexico, Keeper sets out in a small boat determined to find her mother, a mermaid, as Keeper has always believed, who left long ago to return to the sea.
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Thomas and the Dragon Queen
by Shutta Crum
When the princess is kidnapped by a dragon queen, thirteen-year-old Thomas, a new--and very small--squire-in-training boldly sets out on a quest to rescue her.
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Marissa the Science Fairy
by Daisy Meadows
Rachel and Kirsty can't wait to go to school together for a week! But trouble starts when Jack Frost steals Marissa the Science Fairy's magical star badge. Can the girls get it back before everyone's science experiments go horribly wrong?
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
by Grace Lin
Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish, and then joins a dragon who cannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of bringing life to Fruitless Mountain and freshness to Jade River.
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Trouble at Trident Academy
by Debbie Dadey
The first book in a series starring young mermaid Shelly which finds her worrying about fitting in at the prestigious Trident Academy, where she and her best friend, Echo, meet new classmates, including spoiled Pearl, who intervenes when the two friends have an argument about a first assignment, making matters even worse.
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My Diary from the Edge of the World
by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Spirited, restless Gracie Lockwood, twelve, of Cliffden, Maine, living in a world where sasquatches, dragons, giants, and mermaids are common, keeps a diary of her family's journey in a used Winnebago as they seek The Extraordinary World in hopes of keeping her little brother, Sam, safe against all odds.
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Dragonsdale
by Salamanda Drake
Cara yearns to ride her beloved Skydancer, a rare Goldenbrow dragon, but her father refuses to permit her to fly and she must be content with mucking out stalls and helping raise young dragons at the famed stud and training farm known as Dragonsdale.
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The Little Mermaid and Other Fairy Tales
by H. C. Andersen
A collection of new translations of such fairy tale classics as "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" is accented by detailed watercolors enhanced with elegant gold highlights.
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Beck Beyond the Sea
by Kimberly Morris
After watching the Explorer Birds pass her by, Beck uses some of Vidia's enhanced fairy dust to help her fly faster so she can travel with the birds beyond the boundaries of Never Land.
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Chocolate Dreams
by Helen Perelman
As spring arrives in the Candy Kingdom, Cocoa the Chocolate Fairy is honored to be selected to make the chocolate eggs for the royal parade, but a selfish troll has other plans.
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A Mischief of Mermaids
by Suzanne Harper
Nearly-10-year-old Poppy Malone finds her skepticism challenged again when she must deal with troublemakers at Lake Travis who look and act suspiciously like mermaids, which she knows do not exist.
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