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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
K. D. Halbrook grew up in California, surrounded by the gorgeous art, food, family bonds, and Lebanese American family quirks that inspired the world of Silver Batal. She’s also the author of the middle-grade novel Smoke and Mirrors as well as several young adult titles under the name Kristin Halbrook. Halbrook is a cofounder of the teen reading and writing website www.YAHighway.com. She currently resides in Seattle with her family. Visit her at www.kristinhalbrook.com, or sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten
Eleven
Twelve
Thirteen
Fourteen
Fifteen
Sixteen
Seventeen
Eighteen
Nineteen
Twenty
Twenty-One
Twenty-Two
Twenty-Three
Twenty-Four
Twenty-Five
Twenty-Six
Twenty-Seven
Twenty-Eight
Twenty-Nine
Thirty
Thirty-One
Thirty-Two
Thirty-Three
Thirty-Four
Thirty-Five
Thirty-Six
Thirty-Seven
Thirty-Eight
Thirty-Nine
Forty
Forty-One
Forty-Two
Forty-Three
Forty-Four
Forty-Five
Forty-Six
Forty-Seven
Forty-Eight
Forty-Nine
Fifty
Fifty-One
About the Author
Copyright
Copyright © 2019 by Kristin Halbrook
Illustrations copyright © 2019 by Ilse Gort
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Names: Halbrook, Kristin, author.
Title: Silver Batal and the water dragon races / K. D. Halbrook.
Description: First edition. | New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2019. | Series: Silver Batal | Summary: Silver Batal, a young desert-dweller, dreams of becoming a water dragon racer, and when she befriends a rare dragon that can swim and fly, she may just get her chance.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018038287 | ISBN 978-1-250-18107-7 (hardcover) | ISBN 978-1-250-18108-4 (eBook)
Subjects: | CYAC: Dragons—Fiction. | Adventure and adventurers—Fiction. | Family life—Fiction. | Fantasy.
Classification: LCC PZ7.H12837 Sill 2019 | DDC [Fic]—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018038287
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eISBN 9781250181084
First hardcover edition, 2019
eBook edition, June 2019
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