num_pages: 528
description: Firedrake, a young dragon, receives a frightening warning one night: Humans are planning to destroy the valley in which he lives! All the dragons must flee. Their only refuge is a place above the clouds called the Rim of Heaven --- which may not even exist. Firedrake boldly volunteers to go ahead first. As he embarks on his journey, he meets Ben, a runaway boy. Together, the boy &amp; dragon make their way toward the Rim of Heaven, all the while running a step ahead of Nettlebrand, a monster who will stop at nothing to hunt down Firedrake. Their quest will truly become an adventure like no other.
language: English
title: Dragon Rider
titlecomplete: Dragon Rider (Collector's Edition)
characters: Sorrel, Firedrake, Ben
genres: Middle Grade, Audiobook, Young Adult, Childrens, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy, Magic, Fiction, Dragons, Fantasy
ratings_count: 82478
places: Himalayas, Hamburg, Schottland
series: Dragon Rider
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Grand Canyon Reader Award
category: Intermediate Book, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award
category: Junior, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Sieben Beste - Zürcher Kinderbuchpreis La vache qui lit
publisher: Scholastic Inc.