Madigan Reads

Firelight by Sophie Jordan Harper Teen September 2010 First   line: "Gazing out at the quiet lake, I know the risk is worth it....

Dragonswood by Janet Lee Carey Dial Books January 2012 First line: "I am seven years old. My father takes me to a witch bur...

Human/dragon war? Say no more! I am completely sold on this one. Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Random House Children's Books ...

Firelight by Sophie Jordan Harper Teen September 2010 I love shapechanging dragons, and was pleased to find that this book had them in ...

Normally, I like to recount my successes here on the blog, but sometimes, honesty is best, too. I've been running a book club for 8-12 y...

The fantastic cover was the first thing to grab my attention, but the description sounds really interesting too.  Can't wait to try it! ...

I haven't heard a lot of buzz about this book, but I am so excited about it. Dragons? Fairies? Fleeing for one's life? Forbidden rom...

The Iron Giant by Ted Hughes, illustrated by Laura Carlin Random House Children's Books September 2011 Hughes’s parable about peace...

The Princess Curse by Merrie Haskell Harper Collins September 2011 In this re-telling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses , 13 year-old Re...

The Last Dragon  by Jane Yolen illustrated by Rebecca Guay  Dark Horse Comics October 2011 Lush, detailed illustrations and lyrical fa...

The Sunflower Sword by Mark Sperring, illustrated by Miriam Latimer Andersen Press USA January 2011 A young "knight" wishes ...