voyages and travels

Young Tom, on a mission to tell the king about the disasters befalling his small town, is recognized as the son of Taladon, a swordsman who went missing years earlier, and sent on a quest to free the fire dragon Ferno, once a protector of the kingdom, from the grip of evil magic.

"This book celebrates resilience and the spirit of children who don't wait for the storm to pass. Discover the joy and beauty of learning to dance in the rain, even amidst life's toughest challenges"--Back cover.

A nameless man and a boy wander through a decimated landscape searching for means of survival and a reason for hope as barbaric hordes of people roam the streets and ash falls from the sky. Presented in Spanish.

Follows the travels of Moroccan explorer Ibn Battuta who traveled for twenty-five years throughout the Middle East and Asia, virtually the whole Islamic world, in the Middle Ages.

"Cego and his team return to the world's most prestigious combat school. Though he'd like to focus on his martial studies, Cego feels the pull of his mysterious past. With new arrivals coming to the academy and his friend Solara embarking on her own quest for answers, Cego's life isn't getting any easier. And living is never simple for the Grievar Knights, especially in the brutal arenas of the Circles"--Provided by publisher.

Determined to end a generations-long war among the seven dragon tribes, a secret movement called the Talons of Peace draws on a prophecy that calls for a great sacrifice, compelling five appointed dragonets to fulfill a painful destiny against their will.

"A young white fox called Dilah returns home to find his mother gravely injured. Before she dies, she tells him about a treasure with the power to make animals human. The clues to its location are contained in a moonstone buried beneath their den. But wicked blue foxes seek the treasure too and Dilah must race to find it first. Along the way, he meets all sorts of other creatures: a friendly seal, an ancient tortoise and a fierce leopard--but can he stay one step ahead?"--OCLC.

"Farrah sees her father just one day every year--her birthday. But this year, her wish to bring them closer goes wildly awry when Farrah discovers she is a half-jinn . . . and her father is one of the seven great jinn kings. Her wish traps her father inside a legendary ring, and the other six jinn kings will follow unless Farrah can rectify her mistake. Pursued by menacing shadow jinn, Farrah's quest takes her to a floating mountain range. Joined by Idris, the jinn boy whom she inadvertently freed from the ring, and Yaseen, her just-discovered half-brother, Farrah must find a way to navigate the mysteries and dangers of her new world in order to save her father by facing the most devious jinn lord of all"--Provided by publisher.

When Apophis, the chaos snake, threatens to plunge the world into eternal darkness, siblings Carter and Sade Kane plan to use an ancient spell to destroy the snake, but first must rely on the murderous ghost of a powerful magician.

The dragonets came to the SeaWings for protection, but this ocean hides secrets, betrayal, and perhaps even death.