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The Ice Dragon
The Ice Dragon | George R. R. Martin
The ice dragon was a creature of legend and fear, for no man had ever tamed one. When it flew overhead, it left in its wake desolate cold and frozen land. But Adara was not afraid. For Adara was a winter child, born during the worst freeze that anyone, even the Old Ones, could remember. Adara could not remember the first time she had seen the ice dragon. It seemed that it had always been in her life, glimpsed from afar as she played in the frigid snow long after the other children had fled the cold. In her fourth year she touched it, and in her fifth year she rode upon its broad, chilled back for the first time. Then, in her seventh year, on a calm summer day, fiery dragons from the North swooped down upon the peaceful farm that was Adara's home. And only a winter child--and the ice dragon who loved her--could save her world from utter destruction. The Ice Dragon marks the highly anticipated children's book debut of George R.R. Martin, the award-winning author of the New York Times best-selling series A Song of Ice and Fire and is set in the same world. Illustrated with lush, exquisitely detailed pencil drawings by acclaimed artist Yvonne Gilbert, The Ice Dragon is an unforgettable tale of courage, love, and sacrifice by one of the most honored fantasists of all time.
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wordslinger42
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1. The tree stays up until late February/early March (the beginning of the year's too gloomy without twinkly lights!) Anything else Christmasy comes down by the first week of January, but I leave snowmen/wintry decorations up.

2. Hmm, I love both, but I'd have to pick snow! ❄☃️

Consider yourself tagged if you'd like to play along!

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for playing!🤍❄️ 2y
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wordslinger42
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Tonight is for white lights, winter reads, and hiding under as many blankets as I can find ❄📖🐻‍❄️

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love your shelves! Enjoy ❤️😘 3y
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HOTPock3tt
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Hi Litsy Fam! 😁 I am hoping to get suggestions on more fantasy books to read! For example, books featuring ice dragons, elemental magic, the FAE, mages etc. Any suggestions? ♥️🤗

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ScientistSam Sarah J Maas's ACOTAR series and Throne of Glass series 3y
DanaManiac If you‘d do YA fantasy, I liked 3y
HOTPock3tt @BookwormAHN thanks so much for the recommendations! I put mistborn on hold at the library a while back but haven‘t read it! And the name of the wind sounds good too! I‘m adding them both! ♥️🎉 3y
HOTPock3tt @mdm139 thanks for the recommendation!! Not sure why I haven‘t read this classic! It‘s been on my TBR for a while! I‘ll be moving it up 😎 3y
HOTPock3tt @ScientistSam thanks for the recommendations!! I have read and loved both!! I‘m a huge fan of SJM! ACOTAR is one of my fave series of all time!!♥️and I read ToG last year and really enjoyed it as well!! @DanaManiac thanks for the recommendation!! I do like YA fantasy and I‘ve had “This poison heart” on hold at the library for a while now!!! Once it‘s comes through I‘ll let you know what I thought!!🤗 3y
Chrissyreadit Have you read Holly Black? Also Anne Bishop? And I read the first two of the trilogy that is a Pride and Prejudice retelling with dragons- I loved it- 3y
Chrissyreadit Some others: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik and Pawn of Prophecy- an older fantasy and favorite book. Graceling is another favorite and if your in the mood for light and very very silly A Spell For Chameleon is fun. 3y
HOTPock3tt @Chrissyreadit Hey Chrissy!!😃 I ADORE holly black!! She is one of my faves! And I have heartstone on my TBR!! I will look up the others!! I started the Naomi novik but didn‘t finish it and I have Graceling on my TBR!! Those two I‘m going to try to download right now! Thanks so much for the recommendations!!♥️♥️♥️🎉 (edited) 3y
Chrissyreadit Awesome! I can‘t wait to hear what you think! 3y
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TheNeverendingTBR
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This ones is more of a children's tale set in the same universe as Game of Thrones, but it doesn't have the same characters and I think it's a different time period.

It's wonderfully written, the illustrations are beautiful and perfect for capturing the overall feel of it.

⤵️ full review

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3888984079?book_show_action=false&from_rev...

maich I read it in January and loved it. It was written years before Game of Thrones. 4y
TheNeverendingTBR @maich I actually knew this 🤓 4y
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wordslinger42
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I finished this beauty last night! I absolutely love this short tale all about the love of winter and, most importantly, ice dragons 😍💙❄

This was my #bookspin for February, @TheAromaofBooks I'm not sure how it happened, but the numbers drawn for the spin and double spin were for my two shortest books 😂 I won't complain!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Sometimes the #BookSpin fates are kind! 😂 4y
wordslinger42 @TheAromaofBooks If only it worked out this well every month 😅 4y
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maich
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#JoyusJanuary #readathon #bookreport
Last week I read 4books and listened 2audiobooks.

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- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (finally finished! I have mixed feelings about it)
-my favourite was YA story The Ice Dragon
-romance novella Her Brazilian Billionaire (chose it for #FoodandLit challenge)
-A Collection of Classics Fairytale (read it to my daughter)
Total time was 13h and 22min
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maich Audiobooks: -Isolated (thriller set in Australia) -Such a Fun Age (Goodreads award, debut novel, PoC MC) Toral time listened = 17h 34min 4y
Butterfinger I'm adding you to the list. Thanks for joining us. I hope you enjoy it. 4y
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maich @Butterfinger I'm not sure if I know which list but thank you🙈 4y
Butterfinger #FoodandLit - Sorry LOL 4y
maich @Butterfinger yes. I need to post. I took pictures with my camera on Friday but didn't posted them. Will try tomorrow. Post review and recipe. 4y
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maich
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#JoyousJanuary
I'm still reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and I'm not thrilled with it. I miss action. Maybe I had expected too much because everyone talk about it and recommend it.
Will try to read #slovenianedition of The Ice Dragon before I go to bed. And tomorrow countinue with Addie.
@Andrew65
#theicedragon #georgerrmartin #fantasy #ya #youngadult #library #currentlyreading #bookspinbingo #readathon

Andrew65 Good luck, can‘t go wrong with George R R Martin. 4y
kimmypete1 Oh no! Everyone raves about Addie Larue, sorry you‘re not enjoying it. It‘s on my TBR, but I have no clue when I‘ll get to it. 4y
maich @Andrew65 It was amazing. I finished it in half hour😊 4y
maich @kimmypete1 I hope it will become better in the second part. 4y
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maich
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#MotivationalMonday @Cupcake12
1. Buy online some new clothes for Leja. She is growing so fast and her pants are almost too short.
2. Popcorn.🍿🍿
3. Early morning or after 8pm, because Leja sleeps then. She always want to take my book and ask me why there aren't any picture inside my book😂

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Deifio @julesG
#litsygame #litsyplay

Cupcake12 I love popcorn, favourite flavour?? Thank you for playing x (edited) 4y
maich @Cupcake12 popcorn with butter or ordinary. I don't like others😊 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 📚💞📚 thank you!! 4y
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wordslinger42
The Ice Dragon | George R. R. Martin
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Here is my #bookspin list for January, @TheAromaofBooks ❄📚☃️ This year, I'm getting decorative and I've set up a journal for all my challenges (now, I just need more washi tape & stickers 😅😅) Oh, and I won't be doing bingo this month!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Glad to have you along for however much you feel like reading!!! 4y
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Jari-chan
The Ice Dragon | George R. R. Martin
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A perfect winter read! In my opinion also a good way to find a way into Martins writing, because you can get a glimspe of his style and his world building, without having to many pages ahead 😉

And the illustrations are amazing!

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaOfBooks

TheAromaofBooks I've never read any of Martin's books! Great review!! 4y
Jari-chan @TheAromaofBooks If you are interested in his books, this could be something for you 😊 4y
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Lrobertson
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This F chapter book, written by George R. R. Martin, famous for A Song of Fire (GoT), and illustrated by Yvonne Gilbert. In a world where war is threating young Adara's country and family, this is not the only threat. Adara is different from most, described to be a girl of winter, she finds herself taming the beast that has taken many lives, the Ice Dragon. This is the story of Adara, and the Ice Dragon saved her world. #ucflae3414f19

Lrobertson This book would be best for IR or LC. Also, activities from https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=9619. For LC, using EL Strategy 10: Teach think, pair and share strategies in cooperative groups and strategy 38: assign short readings for homework. Along with UDL 6.1: guide appropriate goal-setting, so students are not getting overwhelmed when reading this book. 5y
Tinks I will definitely look into reading this... I love reading about dragons and the like. 5y
DrSpalding Dolores‘ Searcher circle book had dragons. You obviously picked her interest. Good choice 5y
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MrsGagnonreads2024
The Ice Dragon | George R. R. Martin
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BEAUTIFUL little tale with superbe illustrations, for both youngsters and adults, about the war and the destruction and changes that it brings.
Still, typically GRRM, I'm not sure if the ending was happy or sad.

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booklover3258
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Pickpick

Great quick read. Nothing to do with GOT but a cute tale of a winter girl befriending an ice dragon. Sad ending. 3 stars

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BookishRedhead
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What a cute little story.
If you want something quick with dragons then definitely pick this one up.
The pictures are beautiful

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Violetta
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I haven't read it yet, but this story about girl befriending an ice dragon surely must be great. Illustrations by Lois Royo are adorable! 💙💙💙
#Frozen❄️#WinterWonderland☃️
@Cinfhen @TrishB

TrishB Sounds interesting! 6y
Cinfhen Beautiful illustration🐲 6y
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madamereadsalot1
The Ice Dragon | George R.R. Martin
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#quotsynov18 #plot @TK-421

Amazing art is by Andrew Ferez!

Andrew65 Love this quote! 6y
madamereadsalot1 @Andrew65 it is an excellent quote, and a very accurate point too! Thought it was perfect for today's prompt! 😊 6y
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InBooksILive
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@Jess_Franzino I could not have asked for a better swap person than you! I absolutely LOVE dragons and to get another person who does also was great luck! Everything you got is just so incredible! The books are ones I've wanted to read, the dragon incense burner is insanely sweet, that mug is my favorite I've gotten for sure! Cinder the dragon TY beanie is so cute! The bracelet and earrings are just plain awesome lol you are incredible, thank you

Jess_Franzino I‘m SO glad you love it! ♥️♥️♥️ I had so much fun making the box for you! 6y
InBooksILive @Jess_Franzino if I could I'd hug the crap out of you! Lol this was the best swap box I've gotten ever! Thank you again 😊 6y
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Linsy That mug is so great! 👑 6y
SMayWrites I LOVED the Natural History of Dragons series! It was amazing! 6y
TrishB Lovely 💕 6y
Bookworm.Nerd Awesome also I love collecting beanie boos Cinder is adorable😚💕 6y
InBooksILive @SMayWrites its a series I've been dying to read so I'm so excited to finally have the 1st book! @Bookworm.Nerd Cinder is so stinking adorable! I used to have tons and tons of TY beanies when I was younger but I don't even have a clue what happened to them all, unfortunately 😔 6y
Bookworm.Nerd Aw 😔 that's sad! 6y
Jess_Franzino @InBooksILive I‘m beyond thrilled that you love it so much ♥️ I legit wanted everything I put in your box! LOL. I was like “yay dragons!” And went wild 😂 I have a tiny Cinder keychain. He‘s soooo cute! Also, let me know how “Natural History of Dragons” is. It looked SO good when I picked it up for you! (edited) 6y
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GypsyKat
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This was beautifully illustrated. A lovely and sorrowfully sweet read. 💙💙💙💙

Branwen Omg, this looks amazing! 😀 6y
GypsyKat @Branwen It‘s a super short read and SO worth it! 😊 6y
Branwen I feel like I absolutely need to own this! 😍 It looks so beautiful and I am such a sucker for anything with dragons! 🤗🐉🐲 6y
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GypsyKat @Branwen I got my copy from BookOutlet for less than $3 👍 6y
Branwen @GypsyKat Omg THANK YOU! 💞 6y
GypsyKat @Branwen You‘re welcome! BookOutlet is the best! 😆 6y
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GypsyKat
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I promise I won‘t take pictures of all this illustrations, but these end papers are just too cute! 😍😍😍

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GypsyKat
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I decided to read The Ice Dragon. Look at this awesome are inside the cover! 😍

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TheBookKeepers
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A short story about a young girl who was born in the coldest winter & bonds with an ice dragon each winter. A sweet, slightly melancholy read but beautiful all the same. The illustrations are wonderfully done. I read this in an hour and will be passing it along to another GoT fan in the future! #13inthree #readathon #thebookkeepers #bookreview

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kylienoele
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I thought the Ice Dragon was such a cool book, so I can‘t wait for this movie! 😄💙

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GypsyKat
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Gotta love a good book haul day! The tagged book is definitely a #BlameItOnLitsy or I could just blame @kylienoele directly for that one. 😉 And I Capture The Castle is a #BlameItOnLitsy as well, because I‘ve seen so many of you talking about it! 😁💗📚 #BookHaul

ephemeralwaltz What a great haul!!!! 7y
BibliOphelia 😍😍 I Capture the Castle!! 😍😍 7y
TheLibrarian Great haul! 7y
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kylienoele This is the second time today I have been guilty as charged 😂😘 7y
tracyrowanreads I loved The Goldfinch. 7y
GypsyKat @kylienoele Hahaha!!! So true!!! 🤣💗 7y
GypsyKat @ephemeralwaltz @TheLibrarian I was excited about it! 😁 7y
GypsyKat @BibliOphelia Everyone on Litsy loves it! I can‘t wait to join their ranks! 😊 7y
GypsyKat @tracyrowanreads I‘ve heard great things about it! 👍 7y
Mdargusch It was a great day for you! 7y
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TheBookKeepers
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Seriously these illustrations though 😱❤️

ReadZenRites Gorgeous 🤩💕💕 7y
ladym30 Beautiful! 7y
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TheBookKeepers
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Lookie what I picked up this weekend! Excited to read this and maybe pass it along with the #ASwapofIceandFire swap happening soon!!! 😍

Sophoclessweetheart Love this one x 7y
Slajaunie This book sounds amazing! 7y
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bbackes
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Challenge | Day 31

Despite some delays, I'm finishing my third photo literary challenge! I really like this!
Should I join another one??

#whenyouwanttobelieveingoodness on #startinganewjanuary by @writerlibrarian

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kylienoele
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#AllTheBooksof2017

Shortest book you read? : The Ice Dragon ❄️🐲❄️

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"...y el calor de sus manos les haría daño." #fin

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jeancarranza

"Mal asunto, los dragones de hielo– dijo Hal"

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jeancarranza

"A Adara le gustaba el invierno por encima de todas las cosas..." #comenzando

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kylienoele
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Getting super pumped for GoT ❄️ Look at these endpapers!!
AND my nail polish is called "Game of Chromes" ? This is a very cool little book! I'm glad I finally read this! #WinterisHere

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Me too!!!! 2 more hours!!! 7y
Lidia I can't wait! I have that nail polish too 😊 7y
kylienoele @Lidia It's a great one! 😉 7y
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Sophoclessweetheart
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Who amongst you has read The Ice Dragon? 🐉 It's on my TBR, but the illustrations look divine and the story sounds wonderful. I've read Fevre Dream and absolutely adored it. I have Tuf Voyage and this TBR and it made me wonder who else reads Martin's non-ASOIAF books? You don't see much about them in the book community. #epicreads #fantasy #bibliophile #booklover #georgerrmartin

georgianicolaoublog This is such a gorgeous cover! 😻 7y
Sophoclessweetheart @georgianicolaoublog Thanks Hun. It's lovely! 7y
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readsallnight
The Ice Dragon | George R.R. Martin

“I have lived a thousand lives and I‘ve loved a thousand loves. I‘ve walked on distant worlds and seen the end of time. Because I read." ***not from this book but from an interview

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kylienoele
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I can't go to Mobile without stopping at Books A Million! I've been looking everywhere for The Ice Dragon and I got it for 5 bucks! Score!! And of course I had to buy ACOMAF 💁🏼

LitLogophile ❤️ the Klimt bookmark 😀 7y
LitLogophile And The Ice Dragon 👍🏼! 7y
kylienoele The bookmark was only $1.50!!! And I'm so excited to read it!! @lostlogophile (edited) 7y
GypsyKat Awesome finds! 7y
kylienoele @gypsykat thank you😉💛 7y
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KtheBookwyrm
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Next up on the reading list. Ice dragon is pretty short, I actually got through a decent amount of it on audio at one point so I'm going to go ahead and knock that out before moving on to the plucker by brom. Krampus was excellent so I expect this will be too.

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Librarianaut
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Just read this little snack of a story. The illustrations make it even more wonderful.

EchoLogical I remember wanting to read this when it first came out but I refused because he still hasn't released Winds of Winter and I'm petty like that. 😂 8y
MaleficentBookDragon I 💙 the cat and baby dragon. 8y
Librarianaut @MaleficentBookDragon I got it at ConCarolinas- an NC fantasy/sci-fi convention. The artist is Sarah Clemens (clemensart.com, if you want to check her out) 8y
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Librarianaut
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April TBR! 😀 #aprilbookshowers

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Frogkisser is on mine too! 8y
BarbaraJean Ooooh, Leviathan Wakes and Libriomancer are on my TBR as well! Maaaaaaybe for this month, but probably for later. 😊 8y
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RealLifeReading Looks like a fun month 8y
Librarianaut @BarbaraJean I'm really looking forward to them both! 8y
Gmsnews I have been wanting to read the Julian Fellows book. 8y
Librarianaut @Gmsnews I'll let you know how it is 😍 8y
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BeckyLeJ
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Neither of these were in my original plans for this weekend, but I figure if I have to be doped up I need something easy on the reading palate.

BethFishReads ☹️ hope you're feeling better 8y
LauraBeth Hope that you feel better soon! 💕 8y
DebinHawaii Ugh! Hope it helps and you feel better soon! 🤒😷 8y
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Redwritinghood
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#herebedragons Did you know that George R R Martin also wrote a children's book? It still has dragons, of course. This short book has great illustrations and my kids enjoyed it a lot when they were younger. #photoadaynov16

erzascarletbookgasm I have this, liked it very much :) 8y
kylienoele I've looked everywhere for this! It looks so good! 8y
Redwritinghood @kylienoele I did like it. I probably got it on Amazon (of course), but that was a while ago. I hope you can find a copy. 🙂 8y
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Seitenfetzer
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When you can't spell the illustrator's name...

Ist ja schon ein wenig peinlich, wenn der Name im selben Buch einmal richtig und einmal falsch geschrieben ist. 😂

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Seitenfetzer
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A small late night read...

Wenn man mitten in der Nacht noch ein Buch beginnen will. Glücklicherweise hat es nicht zu viel Konzentration eingefordert.

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Saryna
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HipcheckandPaperbacks
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I loved this! A nice short fantasy story. I immediately got into the story and the illustrations are so beautiful that I stayed on a page for a while after I finished reading it. Though it's geared towards children I think everyone would enjoy this light read. I'd love to read more books like this!

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Soubhiville
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#24in48, I was happy to find some YA by Martin, with illustrations by Luis Royo!
I enjoyed this story of a little girl who feels different from the rest of the world, and her friend the ice dragon.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I loved this one too! 8y
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Soubhiville
The Ice Dragon | George R.R. Martin

#24in48
Survey answers from the website:
I'm reading in Austin TX, this is my first 24in48, and I was most looking forward to this book, because I didn't know Martin wrote YA, and the illustrator is L Royo! I heard about the last 24in48 on FB. I'll be on Litsy all weekend. And something about myself? I love pets and dancing, and of course reading!!!
PS, Litsy sure is slow! Lots of use I suppose!

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Books4Ever
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What a joy to read this little delight 😊 The perfect thing to relish before starting a new book 😊

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iread2much
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As usual, not a very good book. Fabulous illustrations though. The main character has a complete change of heart for no rhyme or reason and the book ends on a happy if extremely vague note. Enjoy the pictures, cause the plot/characters are not enjoyable. 1.5/5 stars