01474    a2200217   4500001000700000020001800007040003200025100002200057245001500079250001100094300002600105362000900131490001500140520097700155650001201132650001201144650002401156650002501180650002701205650002401232127784  a9780545562546  cEscola Canadense de Niteroi  aMatthews, Patrick10aDragon run  a1. ed.  c5 x 1.25 x 8.5 inches0 a20130 aDragon Run  aA boy goes on the run in this fast-paced fantasy debut.
Can a zero become a hero?
Testing Day is supposed to be a day of celebration for Al Pilgrommor. Born into a wealthy family, he expects to follow in his successful father's footsteps. Of course, that all depends on the rank number Al receives at the testing. The higher the rank he has tattooed onto his neck, the better his life will be.
To his surprise and horror, Al is revealed to be rank zero, the lowest of the low. He's now not only an outcast - he's also a danger to his entire family. So Al goes on the run, fleeing the brutal Cullers, men who hunt down zeroes . . . and put them to death.
Cast out of his home, cut off from his friends, and armed with only a sword and his wits, Al is reduced to just surviving. As he meets other outcasts, however, he begins to suspect that he is a pawn in a larger game - and that he might have the power to tip the scales in a high-stakes struggle between man and dragon. 4aDragons 4aFantasy 4aAction or Adventure 4aJuvenile Literature  4aMythological Creatures 4aMagic and Magicians