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The Secrets of Droon #31
Queen of Shadowthorn (Secrets of Droon) by Tony Abbott
A visitor from the future has returned to Droon. Her name is Salamandra, and she is a sorceress -- and an old foe. But Salamandra really seems to want to help Eric and his friends. She shows them a terrifying vision of the future in which Droon's capital has burnt to the ground. The kids will do anything to prevent this vision from becoming a reality. But can Salamandra be trusted? Or are Eric, Julie, Neal, and Keeah playing right into the sorceress's hands? Tony Abbott is the author of more than fifty funny novels for young readers, including the popular Danger Guys books and The Weird Zone series. His latest book is Kringle, now available from Scholastic Press. Tony was born in Ohio and now lives with his wife and two daughters in Connecticut. Visit www.scholastic.com/droon for more information.
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First published January 1, 2007
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Tony Abbott
221 books403 followersTony Abbott (born 1952) is an American author of children's books. His most popular work is the book series The Secrets of Droon, which includes over 40 books. He has sold over 12 million copies of his books and they have been translated into several other languages, including Italian, Spanish, Korean, French, Japanese, Polish, Turkish, and Russian. He has also written the bestseller Firegirl.
Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1952. His father was a university professor and had an extensive library of books which became one of Abbott's first sources of literature. When he was eight years old, his family moved to Connecticut where he went through elementary school and high school.
Abbott attended the University of Connecticut, and after studying both music and psychology, decided to study English and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor's degree in English literature. He attended the workshops of Patricia Reilly Giff to further develop his writing after college.
Abbott currently lives in Trumbull, Connecticut, with his wife, two daughters, and two dogs. Tony had one brother and two sisters.
Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1952. His father was a university professor and had an extensive library of books which became one of Abbott's first sources of literature. When he was eight years old, his family moved to Connecticut where he went through elementary school and high school.
Abbott attended the University of Connecticut, and after studying both music and psychology, decided to study English and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor's degree in English literature. He attended the workshops of Patricia Reilly Giff to further develop his writing after college.
Abbott currently lives in Trumbull, Connecticut, with his wife, two daughters, and two dogs. Tony had one brother and two sisters.
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February 11, 2009
evil but kinda good too
June 12, 2019
I am amazed that even on the thirty-first book of the series, the plot is still interesting and the characters continue to learn and grow. This is another great edition to the adventure.
February 3, 2025
This cliffhanger is gonna kill me! Thank God I have the next book ready. BUT STILL IT'S KILLING ME!
January 1, 2015
I've decided to read The Secrets of Droon series entirely for Christmas since i've been feeling a bit nostalgic. I want to be able to live a bit of the magic of being a kid and what beeter to help than this incredible series. I know that this series is for young kids but i feel it will still be great after all these years.
This adventure centers mostly on Eric but now he doesn't have his powers. It is an interesting adventure with action especially at the end. And it ends with an intriguing and suspense filled ending. It is acting more as a passage between the last book and the next one, although it is good it is not as good as other recent adventures.
This adventure centers mostly on Eric but now he doesn't have his powers. It is an interesting adventure with action especially at the end. And it ends with an intriguing and suspense filled ending. It is acting more as a passage between the last book and the next one, although it is good it is not as good as other recent adventures.
November 15, 2013
its about Max found a rare star fox and they found the dark stair case and Salmandra says to find a silver thorn when they give her the thorn she makes it in to a boat and then they find the portal of ages so when they find it they are attacked by Gethwing and his babies and they figured out that Salmandra betrayed them and threw them in to the portal of ages.
August 7, 2012
In the beginning of the book, I didn't really know how Salamandra was tricking everyone. I just knew that she was tricking everyone. I liked the silver thorn and the way that Salamandra kept Eric up even though she was trying to get rid of everyone.
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December 14, 2011Read this?? Me? yet? Have I???
November 20, 2012
Cute adventure story for 2nd or 3rd grade level readers.
May 25, 2013
In this one, Eric, keeah, Julie, Neal fight salamandra, the queen of shadowthorn.
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January 27, 2016After this, read Special Edition 5: Moon Magic.
Have the next book ready - this has another major cliffhanger ending.
Have the next book ready - this has another major cliffhanger ending.
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December 2, 2015It beautifull
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