But a few of the boys decide they would prefer a few days alone on the island before coming under the thumb of adults again. When a freak ( and I mean freak!) accident leaves all the adults of Slabhenge Reformatory School for Troubled Boys dead, the boys look forward to finally getting away from the wretched place of misery. Scar Islandby Dan Gemeinhart will remind readers of Lord of the Flies, only with a less disturbing outcome. I like the way the narrative shifts between the third person and first person recounting of the action, it keeps the reader on his toes! Highly suspenseful. Their initiation into the guild is to spend the night outside of the city walls, a daunting prospect. Zed and Brock, who would have preferred to join more profession-based guilds, are instead conscripted in the adventurer's guild, a ragtag group of humans and sprite-creatures that must guard the city against dangers. The Adventurer's Guild(series) by Zack Loran Clark. On their journey a young boy, Ben, joins them and they go up against a silver dragon hunter who tries to thwart them at every turn. The dragon, Firedrake, and brownie, Sorrel, set out to find the Rim of Heaven, the ancient home the dragons where it is supposed that dragons will live in peace. The last silver dragons are hiding in a remote region of Scotland. Kids who like Wings of Fire will like this dragon series, too. The ensuing adventure involves magic, capture, a menacing Blue-beard character, and ( of course) dragon slaying.ĭragon Rider(series) by Cornelia Funke. However, her cousin, Ivo, wishes to steal her kingdom and she ends up fleeing her kingdom. Aspiring author Princess Tilda is an independent-minded princess who has never even considered slaying dragons because of her disfigured foot. Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Merrie Haskell.
Along her journey she must make choices based on her code of honor but she learns not all is as it seems and she has to decide what her values are. I quite enjoyed this 13th century tale set in Scotland about a girl warrior learning about what sets her apart from her brothers and father, even as she embarks on a treacherous journey to rescue them.
In any case, I hope you will steer your little Wings of Fire fan towards these books! (Note: book covers and titles are affiliate links.) dragon fantasies) and turning them towards another that will grab them in a similar way, so as to expose them to new genres. I'm a big fan of taking a kid who has a passion for reading one type of book ( e.g. So these books for kids who like Wings of Fire are thrilling adventures filled with conflict ( fortunately not always as violent as Wings of Fire) and moral dilemmas. As I have done with all of my read-alike book lists, I chose books that have some of the reading elements of the book in question, but not the same plot points. But when they are done, hand them one of these exciting books which are perfect for kids who like Wings of Fire!Īre these Wings of Fire read alikes? Although several of them feature dragons, they are not all about violent dragon warrior clans. I am happy for any child to read the entire gazillion book series, if they so desire. I was not surprised to hear that it was by one of the authors of Warriors. I will confess, this is not my favorite book series. Chances are, if your kids are 9 years or older, they've come across the popular middle grade series, Wings of Fire.