What?” Palm reached up to touch the glowing fire opals in her ears. “These? But they were a gift from —” In a world of dragons, song spells, pipers and battles... Patch Brightwater is a boy in disgrace. Thrown in jail for playing a forbidden spell, he is no one's idea of a hero. But then he discovers a deadly truth - the evil Piper of Hamelyn is on the loose. A Dark Inheritance is an exciting start to a new series by Chris D'Lacey, who already has a big fan base for his Last Dragon Chronicles. On top of that the characters are quite easy to like. From the main trio to all the side characters, they are all unique and very vivid. I loved how they interacted with each other and how characters were not always as they were presented and therefore very surprising. For a middle grade they were quite layered even and complicated, with flaws and strengths and mistakes they make and learn from. An ancient evil, a terrible prophecy — and five dragonets who could save the world…Don’t miss the most thrilling adventure yet in the New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series!

Songs of Magic Books in Order | Toppsta All the Songs of Magic Books in Order | Toppsta

And finally there it was — the small hut by the pool, shaded by the five palm trees. She let out a cry of relief and stumbled, half sliding down the last dune and collapsing entirely into the water. I enjoyed book one "A Darkness of Dragons" a while ago and was excited to see this second book come out. I think I'll call him Peacemaker. I wonder if history would have been different if I'd chosen a name like that from the beginning." — Hope to Moonwatcher about Peacemaker, Darkness of Dragons

No, wait!” Palm floundered out of the pool and threw herself at her sister’s feet. “I was careful, I promise! I just need a place to hide for a few — even one day, just one day. Then I’ll keep running and you’ll never have to see me again, I swear.” Hope had stated that maybe Darkstalker's fate would have been different if she had chosen a name like Peacemaker from the beginning of his life. [2]

A Darkness of Dragons - Teacher resource and activity pack A Darkness of Dragons - Teacher resource and activity pack

I enjoyed the first book in this series, A Darkening of Dragons, but I enjoyed the sequel even more. I found myself sneaking off to keep reading as the action was full on throughout. I loved that the book included a recap from the last book and think all series should have these since sometimes it’s been awhile since you’ve read the last. At this school, you will be learning side by side with dragons from all the other tribes, so we wanted to give you some basic information that may be useful as you get to know one another. It was playing with my emotions once again, but whereas the first one was mostly filled with frustration, this one was pretty emotional. A few times it left me feeling really sad and angry, unable to do anything. Helpless. Desperate for food and shelter, Patch makes money by playing alluring and illegal flute songs. When he is caught and arrested, he is sure that he is doomed for a life in jail. In his despair, he meets an extraordinary talking rat who claims to be a girl cursed to live in a rat’s body. Patch vows to help her, and the two set off in search of a cure. Along the way, Patch evades the law, meets fantastical friends, and learns that an evil piper is at large; Patch vows to stop the villainous piper before he incites war.Patch Brightwater is a young piper who is thrown into prison for a very very long time, for playing forbidden spells on his pipe, it's the same prison that holds the evil piper of Hamelyn. The story leans a lot on to the lore of the Pied Piper and the 'magic' that he wields. Our story begins with one piper trying to rid a town of giant rats. He ends up using a forbidden song. On top of various other things, the latter part leads our protagonist into very hot water. He is a good boy who had many dreams but wanted to use his natural piping skills for the best reasons. His punishment coincides with the revenge of the dragons. Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments

A Vanishing of Griffins - Goodreads A Vanishing of Griffins - Goodreads

Description: silvery scales like the moon or pale blue like ice; ridged claws to grip the ice; forked blue tongues; tails narrow to a whip-thin endYeah, you were right, Torch,” she said. “Good thinking. All right, you prince-loving traitor, time to come with us.” Patch with two new friends explore dragons, magical substances and evil villains, the novel is mixed with dark magic, dragons and music and it really is a great mix which you'd love to read it! Every detail has its own magic and it's very well connected! Something wavered on the blurry horizon — a hut? A tree? The dragon shifted course to aim for it, but as she got closer, it disappeared again.