Bone #4: The Dragonslayer
by Jeff Smith · Bone
The Bone volume where the funny valley adventure becomes a real war story — and where its quietest scene hits the hardest.
Kid
82
/ 100
Parent
70
/ 100
Teacher
65
/ 100
Best fit: ages 9-12
Still works: ages 8-14
Our Take
Kid-favored prestige graphic novel — an exhilarating read for the target audience with strong adult appreciation, but limited classroom-instructional scaffolding.
✓ Perfect for
- • Kids 9-12 who love big all-ages fantasy (Amulet, Wings of Fire, Percy Jackson)
- • Reluctant readers who need a visually rich on-ramp to longer series
- • Graphic-novel families already reading together
- • Older kids and adults who loved the first three Bone volumes and are ready for a darker turn
Book facts
- Format
- graphic novel
- ISBN
- 9780439706377
- Series
- Bone
- Illustration
- fully_illustrated
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