The Dragon's Apprentice

<b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER • In this hilarious fantasy adventure from the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of the Story Thieves series, a girl strikes a deal with the ancient, cranky dragon she accidentally summoned to teach her the forbidden magic she needs to save her mother.</b><br><br><b>STOP.</b> Don’t read any further. There are magic spells in this book, and the Emperor has <i>forbidden</i> anyone from learning magic, because it’s <i>way</i> too dangerous! If you try one of the spells, any number of terrible things might happen (or so the Emperor says). <br><br>Don’t be like Ciara, a twelve-year-old girl living in the tiny village of Skael. When <i>she </i>used a spell from within this book, she ended up summoning a dragon. A <i>DRAGON</i>! Those things breathe fire! <i>From their mouths</i>! She’s obviously doomed. <br><br>And don’t listen if Ciara tells you that dragons won’t hurt humans, and that they even once <i>taught</i> us magic, a thousand years ago. Definitely don’t pay any attention to the fact that the dragon she summoned, Scorch, <i>might </i>be willing to help rescue Ciara’s mother and free her village from the Emperor and his Warden, because it’s all obviously a big lie. So put this book down, and forget about it. Magic is just way too dangerous. After all, you wouldn’t want to summon your own dragon, would you?