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The New Kid at School #1

Part of Dragon Slayers' Academy

Author Kate McMullan
Illustrated by Bill Basso
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$6.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Grosset & Dunlap
5.19"W x 7.81"H x 0.27"D   | 4 oz | 124 per carton
On sale May 12, 2003 | 112 Pages | 978-0-448-43108-6
Age 7-10 years | Grades 2-5
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When a traveling minstrel foretells that he is to become a hero, Wiglaf sets out to fulfill his destiny: he signs up at the Dragon Slayers' Academy. But how can he ever hope to be a dragon slayer when he can't even stand the sight of blood?
"Wizards, dragons, a secret princess, a pig who speaks Pig Latin, and a hero who is served boiled eel on a bun.  What more could you possibly want in a book." -Jon Szieszka

"Here's a young hero who could well be Harry Potter's little brother." -Mary Pope Osborne

© Kate McMullan
Kate McMullan taught elementary school in inner-city Los Angeles and on an American Air Force base in Germany. After earning a Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education, she decided to try her hand at writing, and settled in New York City. She also writes under the names K.H. McMullan and Katy Hall and has more than 50 children's books to her credit, including her bestselling picture book collaborations with her husband Jim. View titles by Kate McMullan
Bill Basso View titles by Bill Basso

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When a traveling minstrel foretells that he is to become a hero, Wiglaf sets out to fulfill his destiny: he signs up at the Dragon Slayers' Academy. But how can he ever hope to be a dragon slayer when he can't even stand the sight of blood?

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"Wizards, dragons, a secret princess, a pig who speaks Pig Latin, and a hero who is served boiled eel on a bun.  What more could you possibly want in a book." -Jon Szieszka

"Here's a young hero who could well be Harry Potter's little brother." -Mary Pope Osborne

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© Kate McMullan
Kate McMullan taught elementary school in inner-city Los Angeles and on an American Air Force base in Germany. After earning a Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education, she decided to try her hand at writing, and settled in New York City. She also writes under the names K.H. McMullan and Katy Hall and has more than 50 children's books to her credit, including her bestselling picture book collaborations with her husband Jim. View titles by Kate McMullan
Bill Basso View titles by Bill Basso

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