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| Skyriders cover illustrated by Brandon Dorman |
Polly Holyoke has written a fantasy adventure, Skyriders which is published by Viking an imprint of Penguin Random House, with skysteeds, winged horses, and a young central protagonist named Kie who battles with winged monsters called chimerae. Ms. Holyoke draws the reader in with her first sentence and continues to entertain throughout the book. Brandon Dorman has beautifully illustrated the cover depicting Kie riding her skysteed, N’Rah. Many strong adolescent female and male characters populate this book which has won multiple awards.
Skyriders was designed by Lucia Baez and published in 2023 with 291 pages of story and marketed for readers who are 8 – 12 years old and in grades 3 – 7. This is the first book in the Skyriders series and is a well written fantasy for middle graders with themes of flying and caring for skysteeds and family.
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