Black Warrior, Hall Tiffiny

The town of Lanternwood is under attack. theres a tigon, a monster that is half-dragon, half-tiger, on the loose. Roxy is being hunted by a fire-breathing army and her best friend Cinnamon has been kidnapped. It seems that everyone Roxy loves has been cursed and its up to her to save them. Somebody wants revenge. And when life couldnt be more dangerous, Roxy loses her powers and all seems lost, particularly when she is plagued by ferocious nightmares that entwine her fate in a quest, not only to hunt down the tigon, but also to find her estranged father. Forced into a life on the run, Roxy is chased out of town by the tigons fire-breathing army. the search for her father means Roxy must try to stay alive as the friends Roxy once trusted betray her. And what awaits her is more horrifying than any of the terror shes suffered so far. Ages: 9+ Dazzlingly different... a novel about transformation that has the power to transform every reader. Tiffiny Hall is the new voice in childrens fiction. - John Marsden