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Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

Anya and the Dragon

Sofiya Pasternack

HarperCollins · Paperback · October 13, 2020

A Sydney Taylor Award Honor Book Sydney Taylor Honor winner Anya and the Dragon, the first in a duology, is a lush tale of magic and dragons, a gem for any adventure-seeking middle grade reader.

Mythical CreaturesJewish Religious StoriesHistorical EuropeFantasy
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Middle GradeHistorical FictionJewish
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Who it’s for
For when you want fantasy that reads quickly but lingers a little.
Genres
Mythical Creatures, Jewish Religious Stories, Historical Europe
Published
HarperCollins, October 13, 2020

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About this book

A Sydney Taylor Award Honor Book Sydney Taylor Honor winner Anya and the Dragon, the first in a duology, is a lush tale of magic and dragons, a gem for any adventure-seeking middle grade reader. Anya and the Dragon is the story of fantasy and mayhem in tenth century Eastern Europe, where headstrong eleven-year-old Anya is a daughter of the only Jewish family in her village.

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When her family’s livelihood is threatened by a bigoted magistrate, Anya is lured in by a friendly family of fools, who promise her money in exchange for helping them capture the last dragon in Kievan Rus. This seems easy enough, until she finds out that the scary old dragon isn’t as old—or as scary—as everyone thought. Now Anya is faced with a choice: save the dragon, or save her family. And don't miss Anya and the Nightingale, the magical conclusion to the Anya and the Dragon duology for middle grade readers!

Mythic Comic Energy

For when you want fantasy that reads quickly but lingers a little.

Come here for

  • Mythical-creature fantasy in comics form
  • Action-adventure with a warm turn

Expect

  • YA-leaning adventure
  • Collector-friendly category hook

Where it sits

Mythical Creatures93%
Historical Europe71%
Jewish Religious Stories60%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Action & Adventure
  • Country & Ethnic Folktales
  • Historical Europe
  • Jewish Religious Stories
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  • Magic & Fantasy
  • Friendship
  • Monsters
Authors
Sofiya Pasternack
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
October 13, 2020
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Action & Adventure