@Readpath · 8 books
Genre guide · 8 books
Start with Ella, a girl who has had enough of being told what to do. Then read the Dragon Slippers trilogy and all four Enchanted Forest books, full of stubborn heroes, funny dragons, and unlikely friends.
A little guidance for each book, and where it might take you next.
Gail Carson Levine
One-book stop. Try one complete adventure before the series begin. Ella's unwanted gift of obedience creates trouble straight away, and her voice keeps it funny.
Next: Dragon Slippers
Jessica Day George
Dragon Slippers, 1 of 3. Follow a girl who wants to sew and ends up mixed up with dragons and politics instead.
Next: Dragon Flight
Jessica Day George
Dragon Slippers, 2 of 3. Stay with Creel as her connection to dragons grows beyond an unexpected encounter into a larger responsibility.
Next: Dragon Spear
Jessica Day George
Dragon Slippers, 3 of 3. Finish the Dragon Slippers trilogy with friendship across species beside the politics surrounding it.
Next: Dealing with Dragons
Patricia C. Wrede
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, 1 of 4. Meet a princess who would rather help a dragon than wait around to be rescued.
Next: Searching for Dragons
Patricia C. Wrede
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, 2 of 4. Return to the Enchanted Forest and compare a dragon's problems with the expectations placed on princesses and kings.
Next: Calling on Dragons
Patricia C. Wrede
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, 3 of 4. See more of the Enchanted Forest's magical community, where the supporting cast has adventures and obligations of its own.
Next: Talking to Dragons
Patricia C. Wrede
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, 4 of 4. Complete the Enchanted Forest quartet with a new journey through the world that Cimorene helped change.
Finished this reading path? Mark the moment, then find your next good book.
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