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183 pp.
| Random
| September, 2014
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TradeISBN 978-0-375-87020-0$16.99
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LibraryISBN 978-0-375-97020-7$19.99
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EbookISBN 978-0-375-98761-8
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4-6
Five Ancestors: Out of the Ashes series.
Having survived the seedy world of the dragon bone drug, Jake and his crew of BMX bikers get back to riding. But when they are wooed into attending a street race in China, they find dragon bone waiting for them. Jake's optimistic and honest voice is enjoyable, and one needn't be a bicycling enthusiast to like this energetic (if melodramatic) third series entry.
227 pp.
| Random
| September, 2013
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TradeISBN 978-0-375-87019-4$16.99
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LibraryISBN 978-0-375-97019-1$19.99
(4)
4-6
Five Ancestors: Out of the Ashes series.
Trying to beat a dragon bone addiction ("it gave me extra strength and stamina") is no easy task. But Ryan (Phoenix), a skilled young bicyclist, does so while also rescuing his kidnapped cousin from magical dragon-bone dealers. Good-natured if slightly melodramatic and over-explanatory, this second installment is suited for the middle-grade reader interested in bicycle racing or Chinese folklore.
277 pp.
| Random
| September, 2012
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TradeISBN 978-0-375-87018-7$16.99
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LibraryISBN 978-0-375-97018-4$19.99
(4)
4-6
Five Ancestors: Out of the Ashes series.
After Grandfather's dragon-bone powder is stolen, thirteen-year-old Phoenix, a top-notch mountain bike racer, learns that "Grandfather" (from Stone's previous Five Ancestors series) was actually born in 1638, and without his dragon bone, he'll die. So Phoenix jets to China to find more. Action-packed bike racing and kung fu sequences will likely distract readers from the wooden dialogue and frequent bouts of tell-rather-than-show mode.