"This thrilling book takes the reader into South African caves to discover fossil remains that reframe the human family tree"--

Explores some of history's myths, scandals, mysteries, and crimes that never made it to the classroom, including how witchcraft worked, torture devices of the medieval ages, and the CIA's LSD testing policy.

Silver Batal is expected to follow in her jeweler father's footsteps, but she longs to race water dragons. When she encounters and befriends Hiyyan, a rare baby dragon that can swim and fly, she knows destiny is calling. Leaving everything behind, Silver and Hiyyan set off to join the legendary races in the royal city. But the road to Calidia is filled with danger. The pair must band together to overcome ferocious cave beasts, clever desert foxes,...