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Munda, Rosaria. FIREBORNE New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2019] IL 5-8 ISBN 9780525518211 |
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In the aftermath of a bloody coup and revolution, Lee and Annie met as lonely children in a state orphanage. Once close confidants and allies, they are now competing with one another to become Firstrider, commander of the aerial fleet of dragonriders. As they train with their respective dragons and meet in competition, secrets of their lives before the revolution are revealed. Lee is not just another orphan, he is Leo Stormscourge, youngest son of a dragonlord murdered during the revolution. His family were once leaders of a society that struggled under the burden of supporting a privileged upper class while the rest suffered. Annie, on the other hand, is a former serf whose life of abject poverty ended when the revolutionaries took over. Her family was burned alive by the ruling class for stealing food. Both Lee and Annie struggle with the implications of their birth as the competition heats up and long forgotten skeletons rise from the past. This immersive fantasy will appeal to all who love dragons, politics, and intrigue! (Tracy Erickson, Timberline Middle School, Evergreen Teen Book Award, 2022) |
| SUBJECTS: Dragons -- Fiction. Orphans -- Fiction. |
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