The Story of Owen

E. K. Johnston

CELA Library

Series:

The Story of Owen Series 1

Type:

Fiction

Category:

Fantasy

Theme:

Contemporary

Language:

English

Publisher:

Lerner Publishing Group

Grade Level:

6-12

Age Range:

11-12

Accessible Format Availability:

CELA Library

Where to buy it

Amazon

Indigo

Description

Listen! For I sing of Owen Thorskard: valiant of heart, hopeless at algebra, last in a long line of legendary dragon slayers. Though he had few years and was not built for football, he stood between the town of Trondheim and creatures that threatened its survival. There have always been dragons. As far back as history is told, men and women have fought them, loyally defending their villages. Dragon slaying was a proud tradition. But dragons and humans have one thing in common: an insatiable appetite for fossil fuels. From the moment Henry Ford hired his first dragon slayer, no small town was safe. Dragon slayers flocked to cities, leaving more remote areas unprotected. Such was Trondheim's fate until Owen Thorskard arrived. At sixteen, with dragons advancing and his grades plummeting, Owen faced impossible odds—armed only with a sword, his legacy, and the classmate who agreed to be his bard. Listen! I am Siobhan McQuaid. I alone know the story of Owen, the story that changes everything. Listen!

Contributors

The cool things about Emily Kate Johnston are that she is a forensic archaeologist, she has lived on four continents, she decorates cupcakes in her spare time, she adores the Oxford comma, and she loves to make up stories. The less cool things about Kate are that she's from a small town in southwestern Ontario, she spends a lot of time crying over books in random coffee shops, and she can't play as many musical instruments as she wishes she could. The Story of Owen is Kate's first novel. Visit her online at ekjohnston.ca.

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Awards

White Pine Awards Reading ProgramNominated

Los Angeles Times Book PrizeShort-listed

Cream of the Crop for Children's and Young Adult LiteratureWinner

Booklist Editor's ChoiceWinner

Toronto Public Library Teens Summer Edition BooklistWinner

Publishers Weekly Best Book of the YearWinner

Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) ChoicesWinner

Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' LiteratureShort-listed

NYC Reads 365 Recommended Reading ListWinner

Toronto Star Best Book of the YearWinner

William C. Morris YA Debut AwardCommended

Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the YearWinner

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book AwardLong-listed

Evergreen Teen Book AwardNominated

Green Mountain Book AwardLong-listed

Moonbeam Children's Book AwardWinner

Junior Library Guild SelectionWinner

OLA Best Bets Young Adult FictionWinner

Oregon Reader's Choice AwardNominated

YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young AdultsWinner

Kirkus Smart Reads for TeensWinner

Tayshas Reading ListWinner

Manitoba Young Readers' Choice AwardNominated

Kirkus Best Teen Books of the YearWinner

Monica Hughes Award for Science Fiction and FantasyShort-listed

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