{"product_id":"ember-and-the-ice-dragons-isbn-9780062854520","title":"Ember and the Ice Dragons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA stunning middle grade fantasy about a girl who used to be a dragon and her adventure to save her new home—from \u003cem\u003eEven the Darkest Stars\u003c\/em\u003e author Heather Fawcett. Perfect for fans of the Nevermoor and His Dark Materials series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmber St. George is a dragon. At least she was before her adoptive father—a powerful but accident-prone Magician—turned her into a human girl to save her life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately, Ember’s growing tendency to burst into flames at certain temperatures—not to mention her invisible wings—is making it too dangerous for her to stay in London. The solution: ship Ember off to her aunt’s research station in frigid Antarctica.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough eccentric Aunt Myra takes getting used to, Ember quickly feels at home in a land of ice storms, mischievous penguins, and twenty-four-hour nights. She even finds herself making friends with a girl genius called Nisha and a mysterious orphan named Moss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen she discovers that Antarctica is home to the Winterglass Hunt, a yearly tradition in which rare ice dragons are hunted for their jeweled scales. Furious, Ember decides to join the hunt to sabotage it from the inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut being an undercover dragon isn’t easy—especially among dragon hunters. Can a twelve-year-old fire dragon survive the dangers that come her way in the Antarctic wilderness and protect the ice dragons from extinction?\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003ePraise for EVEN THE DARKEST STARS: “Cinematically vivid…immersive and absorbing.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for EVEN THE DARKEST STARS: “An utterly inventive and wholly original debut.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for EVEN THE DARKEST STARS: “With a dash of romantic entanglement, a rich original mythology, and a sizzler of a twist at the end, this duology opener will appeal to fans of femalecentric fantasy by such authors as Leigh Bardugo and Sarah Maas.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for EVEN THE DARKEST STARS: “Brilliantly rendering aspects of mountaineering, debut novelist fawcett makes readers feel the constant danger and bitter cold.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for EVEN THE DARKEST STARS: “Fawcett brings snow-capped mountains—and their baleful secrets—alive in this magical, atmospheric debut.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvelyn Skye, New York Times bestselling author of The Crown’s Game and The Crown’s Fate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for EVEN THE DARKEST STARS: “A \u003cem\u003edeeply\u003c\/em\u003e satisfying feast for fantasy lovers. It has dragons, witches, and ghosts as you’ve never seen them before, magic and thrills aplenty, and characters that you will gladly follow to the ends of the earth—or to the summit of the tallest mountain in the world. I fell in love with this book from the earliest pages and have left the gnawed-off pieces of my heart scattered across the Aryas” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatherine Egan, author of Julia Vanishes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Smart, funny and full of wonder. Part gripping Arctic adventure, part richly woven fantasy, this is the rare type of story that readers will want to visit again and again.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKim Ventrella, author of Skeleton Tree and Bone Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A n interesting twist on the typical dragon novel…. Bookworm readers will relate to Ember’s solitude-loving character in spite of her different species, and astute readers will see real-life parallels to the ethics of dragon hunting.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for EVEN THE DARKEST STARS: “A lush adventure filled with magic, myth, and monsters. \u003cem\u003eEven the Darkest Stars\u003c\/em\u003e will sweep you off your feet, steal your heart somewhere between the mountains and sky, and leave you breathless.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah Glenn Marsh, author of Fear the Drowning Deep and Reign of the Fallen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fawcett’s story is full of original details that add depth… But it is the richly nuanced primary and secondary characters, as well as the evenhanded inclusion of females as intelligent scientists, that give the story its richness… Fresh and original.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Stunning descriptions and well-rounded characters are woven into a story that hums with excitement and adventure.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This highly readable middle grade fantasy adventure wins with its likable heroine and ecological angle.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A hugely inventive and enjoyable fantasy. Pure magic.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClaire Fayers, author of The Voyage to Magical North\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Full of intrigue and adventure, magic and science, Ember and the Ice Dragons will keep you reading all the way to the last icy, breathless page.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuth Lauren, author of Prisoner of Ice and Snow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storytide","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889302270181,"sku":"NP9780062854520","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062854520.jpg?v=1730230963","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/ember-and-the-ice-dragons-isbn-9780062854520","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}