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DRAGON SLAYERS' ACADEMY
by Kate McMullan; illustrated by Bill Basso

Titles in Order of Publication:

#1: THE NEW KID AT SCHOOL
by Kate McMullan
illustrated by Bill Basso
Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN: 0448431084
Ages 7-10
112 pages

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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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#2: REVENGE OF THE DRAGON LADY
by Kate McMullan
illustrated by Bill Basso
Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN: 0448431092
Ages 7-10
96 pages

Is a wizard's spell for courage enough to save Wiglaf when the "Mother of all Dragons" (or at least of 3,684 of them) comes looking for the lad who slayed son number 92?

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#3: CLASS TRIP TO THE CAVE OF DOOM
by Kate McMullan
illustrated by Bill Basso
Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN: 0448431106
Ages 7-10
112 pages

The Dark Forest just doesn't seem like the best place for a class trip. But that's where Seetha the dragon hid her gold, so that's where Wiglaf and the other kids from D.S.A. have to go-even if it means entering the booby-trapped Cave of Doom!

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#4: A WEDDING FOR WIGLAF
by Kate McMullan
illustrated by Bill Basso
Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN: 0448431114
Ages 7-10
96 pages

Rich Princess Belcheena is looking for a husband-a husband with red hair who has killed at least two dragons and whose name starts with her favorite letter of the alphabet, W. Could Wiglaf be the man, um, boy of her dreams?

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#5: KNIGHT FOR A DAY
by Kate McMullan
illustrated by Bill Basso
Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN: 0448419742
Ages 7-10
91 pages

Wiglaf wins a contest that brings Sir Lancelot to the Dragon Slayers' Academy for a day, but when Wiglaf's friend Erica suspects that Lancelot is not who he claims to be, trouble ensues.

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#6: SIR LANCELOT, WHERE ARE YOU?
by Kate McMullan
illustrated by Bill Basso
Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN: 0448419793
Ages 7-10
96 pages

When Wiglaf and his DSA buddies set out to save the real Sir Lancelot, they find themselves smack in the middle of a medieval mess filled with evil spells, dragons, and uproariously funny surprises!

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#7: WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE
by Kate McMullan
illustrated by Bill Basso
Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN: 0448420317
Ages 7-10
91 pages

When Mordred, the greedy headmaster of DSA discovers that the grand prize in the Inter-Academy Quiz Show is a big pot of gold, he immediately signs up Wiglaf and friends to represent the school. The pressure is on--it will take total "Concentration" to beat Dragon Stabbers' Prep and avoid being thrown into a pit with a hungry dragon. Can Team DSA "Beat the Clock" and stay out of "Jeopardy"?

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#8: COUNTDOWN TO THE YEAR 1000
by Kate McMullan
illustrated by Bill Basso
Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN: 0448420333
Ages 7-10
96 pages

It's December 999, and the millennium rumors are flying! The end of the world is coming, claims a crafty wizard named Zarkoff, unless every man, woman, and child brings him all the gold they can get their hands on before New Year's Eve. Wiglaf, Erica and Angus don't know what do to do—until a mysterious visitor in jeans and a T-shirt appears, claiming to comer from the future. It's Zack, star of Dan Greenburg's. Now the fun is really going to start!

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#9: 97 WAYS TO TRAIN A DRAGON
by Kate McMullan
Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN: 0448431777
Ages 7-10
112 pages

Wiglaf is supposed to be a dragon slayer, but he's more like a dragon babysitter when he finds a baby dragon and decides to keep it!

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#10: HELP! IT'S PARENT'S DAY AT DSA
by Kate McMullan
Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN: 044843220X
Ages 7-10
112 pages

It's visiting day at Dragon Slayers' Academy, and Wiglaf's entire family is coming! Will Wiglaf be able to survive the day with his wacky parents and crude older brothers, without turning into the laughingstock of the entire school?

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#11: DANGER! WIZARDS AT WORK
by Kate McMullan
Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN: 0448435292
Ages 7-10
112 pages

When Wiglaf and his pals from Dragon Slayers' Academy meet up with the wizard Zelnoc, all they ask is for a little magic to help them get through the Dark Forest fast. But unfortunately, Zelnoc's spells always end with an "Oops! Sorry about that!" So, yes, the boys are able to travel much faster now --- but that's because they have wings, can fly, and have been turned into dragons! And they become the newest students at Dragon Slackers' Academy, a school that teaches knight-slaying!

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#12: THE GHOST OF SIR HERBERT DUNGEONSTONE
by Kate McMullan
Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN: 0448435306
Ages 7-10
112 pages

What are those strange noises coming from the dungeon at Dragon Slayers' Academy? Wiglaf and his stalwart cohorts Angus and Erica decide to investigate and inadvertently free the long-imprisoned ghost of the school founder --- Sir Herbert Dungeonstone. Overjoyed to be on the loose again, Sir Herbert wreaks havoc, threatening to spoil the greedy headmaster's plan to turn DSA coed.


#13: BEWARE! IT'S FRIDAY THE 13TH!
by Kate McMullan
Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN: 0448435314
Ages 7-10
112 pages

Things couldn't be better for the greedy headmaster of DSA. Lasses are lining up to enroll in his school, and more students means more gold! But when The Medieval Times headline announces that the Bad Luck Dragon is on its way to DSA, Mordred orders his students to hunt for every good luck charm ever invented. But can a bunch of phony four-leaf clovers help Wiglaf and his friends defeat the dragon Snagglefahng? Or will their luck run out?

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#14: PIG LATIN - NOT JUST FOR PIGS!
by Kate McMullan
Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN: 0448438208
Ages 7-10
112 pages

When Mordred announces a three-day weekend for DSA, Wiglaf and his friends (including his Pig Latin-speaking pig, Daisy) are off to Erica's castle. But when they arrive, they discover that Erica's father, King Ken, has come down with a horrible case of liver pox. The wizard Zelnoc manages to cure the king's pox, but as with all the wizard's spells, there's a magical mishap. Now, King Ken can only speak in Pig Latin! Can Zelnoc fix his mistake, or is there a better chance that pigs will fly?

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#15: DOUBLE DRAGON TROUBLE
by Kate McMullan
Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN: 0448438216
Ages 7-10
112 pages

Wiglaf's latest assignment for the DSA school paper is to write an in-depth article about the headmaster: Who is the real Mordred de Marvelous? Wiglaf, with help from his buddy Angus, decides the best way to learn all about the headmaster is to follow him around school for a day. But when the boys overhear Mordred and his scout, Yorick, whispering about "twins," "kidnapped!" and "gold," they decide to investigate and end up getting much, MUCH more than a newspaper story.

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Book Cover Art#16: WORLD'S OLDEST LIVING DRAGON
by Kate McMullan
Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN-10: 0448441128
ISBN-13: 9780448441122
Ages 7 - 10
112 pages

Sir Mort engineers a class trip to a home for "olde" knights. But when the lads and lasses arrive, they discover that Sir Lancelot has decided he's had enough of hacking and whacking and is ready for retirement himself. Find out how Erica (his most fervent admirer), Wiglaf, and the rest of the gang get Lancelot back in action, battling the feared Grizzlegore, the world's oldest living dragon.

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Book Cover Art#17: HAIL! HAIL! CAMP DRAGONONKA
by Kate McMullan
Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN-10: 0448441241
ISBN-13: 9780448441245
Ages 7-10
224 pages

It's the last day of the school year, so it must be time for Wiglaf and all his friends at Dragon Slayers' Academy to go home and enjoy the lazy hazy days of a medieval summer. Ummm, not quite. Not when Mordred the gold-hungry headmaster realizes there's money to be made running a camp. This double-sized summer super special packs in twice the fun for fans of the series, and there's a full-color eight-page insert that pulls out and includes a ghost story, jokes and more.

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Book Cover Art#18: NEVER TRUST A TROLL!
by Kate McMullan
Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN-10: 0448443937
ISBN-13: 9780448443935
Ages 7-10
112 pages

After spending the summer at spooky Camp Dragononka, Wiglaf and his pals are back at DSA. They're no longer the youngest lads and lasses --- now they're in Class II, and they are expected to show new students the ropes. Wiglaf not only has to put up with his wild and crazy little brother Dudwin, but also with his Class I "Little Buddy," who turns out to be a not-so-little troll! Wiglaf wants to be a good "Big Buddy," but it's not easy when the troll is always playing jokes on him. And what about the fire-breathing dragon that the troll swears is in the woods outside DSA? Is it really there? Or is this just another one of the troll's great big fibs?

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Book Cover Art#19: LITTLE GIANT --- BIG TROUBLE
by Kate McMullan
Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN-10: 0448444488
ISBN-13: 9780448444482
Ages 7-10
112 pages

Something BIG is going on in the woods near DSA! Wiglaf and his friends are on a rescue mission to save Worm, the dragon they've raised since he hatched. They thought that a gang of knights-in-training was the problem, but it turns out that it's a little girl GIANT! The DSA kids can't let Worm become her house pet. But how can they free him?

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