Books with title Dragon Homecoming

Now that Crystal has turned sixteen, she can transform into a Red Dragon, just like everyone else in the kingdom. Having moved to the capital with her mother to finish her studies among the elite of Red Dragon society, she is only interested in enjoying the last two years of school. But then she meets John, the strange and exceptional student who insists that somehow she is special. He is a constant reminder that she is different, with her blonde hair in a Kingdom of redheads. And he always seems to be there, just when she and her friends need him most. Despite her best efforts to stay away from this strange new boy and finish the school year, Crystal may just find that she needs his help more than she is willing to admit. From the East comes the growing threat of conflict with the Blue Dragons, who are bent on killing them all.

Catastrophe has struck. The fate of the human race now teeters on the brink of destruction, and only the Last Coterie can change humanity's fate. But to do so, they'll need to travel back to where it all started: Earth-One. Desolate, destroyed, dangerous ... they must find an answer to the question that has plagued their voyage from the beginning.What happened to Earth-One?

“Dad has been deployed for a long time. He missed my birthday, my school show and Christmas. He has been gone a whole year!”A young boy has spent months waiting anxiously for the day his father will return from his deployment overseas. Today is the big day, and he can hardly wait. This will be the best day of the year!Families gather eagerly at the airport waiting for the troops to arrive home. All too soon, he discovers that not everyone is celebrating the return.Homecoming is a heartwarming story of both reunion and loss inspired by Walt Whitman’s “O Captain, My Captain.”About “Inspired By”“Inspired By” books bring classic poems to life for children. Each book tells a vivid, easy-to- understand story based on a timeless poem. Created by a mom and teacher, the series fosters a love of poetry in children who might otherwise shy away from the unfamiliar words and nontraditional sentence structures. In addition to the story, books include a discussion guide and follow-up questions to help young and old readers alike learn together.Every poem has a story. “Inspired By” books help children see it.Visit www.jrebeccaconner.com for other books in the “Inspired By” series.

Welcome to Slotter, Massachusetts -- the town where Norman Rockwell's nightmares grew up.Some traditions should remain in the past. But if Ally Forrester has her way, the first Homecoming Dance in three decades is going to be the highlight of her senior year. Though what Ally doesn't know is that trudging up old history can unearth more than memories for those who lived through it. Because two kids died thirty years ago. And someone's going to see to it that they aren't the last ones to be punished.Death returns to Slotter in HOMECOMING: the first book in the SLAUGHTER, MASS. series -- a collection of nightmares told by Jacob Knight, a man who once called this nightmarish little hamlet home.

The iconic start to the timeless, Newbery-winning series from Cynthia Voigt.“It’s still true.” That’s the first thing James Tillerman says to his older sister, Dicey, every morning. It’s still true that their mother has abandoned the four Tillermans in a mall parking lot somewhere in the middle of Connecticut. It’s still true that they have to find their own way to Great-aunt Cilla’s house in Bridgeport. It’s still true that they need to spend as little as possible on food and seek shelter anywhere that is out of view of the authorities. It’s still true that the only way they can hope to all stay together is to just keep moving forward. Deep down, Dicey hopes they can find someone to trust, someone who will take them in and love them. But she’s afraid it’s just too much to hope for....

Fiona’s dad comes home after sixteen months and eight days in jail. Along with her mother and family friends, she awkwardly welcomes him home. Uncle David is there, because he picked Dad up at jail. Dad’s best friend Simon, his wife May and neighbor Elisabeth are also at the house to greet Dad. He’s been away so long, it’s an uncomfortable reunion for Mom and Fiona, who have suffered financially, emotionally and socially in his absence. Even the dog, Honey, isn’t sure about Fiona’s dad anymore. Fiona’s dad was in jail for a crime he didn’t commit. Or did he? Fiona thought she knew him. Believed he was innocent. But now that he’s home, her friends, her teachers, even her mom—everyone is treating him like a criminal. Guilty or not, Fiona’s father has ruined everything. When she starts getting lured into the darker side of life, she discovers who her father really is.

A tender, lyrical tale from the author's childhood in an idyllic English village, with environmental and conservational themes.In this involving tale, master storyteller and former children's laureate Michael Morpurgo revisits the "landscape of his memories", telling of his boyhood fifty years before. The village of Bradwell is a stone's throw from the sea and is peopled by quirky characters such as the three Stebbing sisters, the white moustachioed Colonel Burton and Bennie the village thug. But the heroine of this story is the serene Mrs Pettigrew, who lives in a railway carriage down in the marshes with her dogs, donkey, bees and hens. Industrial reality intrudes when plans are made to build a nuclear power station on the marshes, and when a village battle ensues for and against this environmental hazard, young Michael finds himself caught up in the sad fate of Mrs Pettigrew and the landscape of his boyhood.

[Young Adult Fiction (Ages 12-17)] Humanity is coming home. Weeks after landing on Earth, the Hundred have managed to create a sense of order amid their wild, chaotic surroundings. But their delicate balance comes crashing down with the arrival of new dropships from space. These new arrivals are the lucky ones - back on the Colony, the oxygen is almost gone - but after making it safely to Earth, Glass' luck seems to be running out. Clarke leads a rescue party to the crash site, ready to treat the wounded, but she can't stop thinking about her parents who may still be alive. Meanwhile, Wells struggles to maintain his authority despite the presence of the Vice Chancellor and his armed guards, and Bellamy must decide whether to face or flee the crimes he thought he'd left behind. It's time for the Hundred to come together and fight for the freedom they've found on Earth, or risk losing everything - and everyone - they love.