How to Steal a Dragon
By Ryan Hammond

Being BAD has never felt so GOOD! The second book in the villainously funny, highly illustrated young middle-grade series from author-illustrator Ryan Hammond. For fans ofand Amelia Fang,and Dog Manand andand Grimwood.and Don't missand the third installment,and How to Win the Gruesome Games, out in April 2024!and A charmingly villainous adventure about friendship, school and unspeakable evil.'and Louie Stowell, author ofand Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good Criminally fun!'and Danny Wallace, author ofand The Day the Screens Went Blankand It's the start of the winter term and there's a new teacher in town at Villains Academy - the notorious dragon-rider Felix Frostbite. Class Z are in awe of him and his lessons on venomous beasts and mythical creatures, but werewolf Bram is suspicious. Soon Bram and his friends the Cereal Killers uncover Felix Frostbite's evil plan to steal all the dragons from the Wicked Woods and leave Villains Academy undefended. Have the gang learnt enough to outsmart their troublesome teacher, or will Felix Frostbite's heist go down in villain history?PRAISE FOR VILLAINS ACADEMY: Frightfully fun -and Villains Academyand had me cackling from the very first page!'and Katie Tsang, co-author of the Dragon Realm seriesand and I loved the spookily funnyand Villains Academy. It's a work of (evil) genius!'and Jenny McLachlan, author ofand The Land of Roarand Heart-warming and hilarious -and Villains Academyand is a spookalicious treat, set to terrify every other book on your shelf.'and Jack Meggitt-Phillips, author ofand The Beast and the Bethanyand An absolute HOOT! Evil laughs aplenty!'and Sophy Henn, author and illustrator of the Pizazz series A joyful hug of a book with genuine warmth and heart.'and Hannah Gold, author ofand The Last Bear A delightfully fun adventure with real heart and humour.'and Benjamin Dean, author ofand Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow Immersive, funny, and with a cast of scarily loveable characters,and Villains Academyand made me feel like I was IN the book!'and Mel Taylor-Bessent, author ofand The Christmas Carrolls A fabulously funny adventure. I want to enrol in Villains Academy!'and Nick Sheridan, author ofand The Case of the Runaway Brain Wickedly funny and full of quirky yet loveable characters.'and Iona Rangeley, author ofand Einstein the Penguin This is a brilliant, bonkers work packed with top-notch illustration.'and Jack Noel, author and illustrator of the Comic Classics seriesand Full of wonderful characters,and Villains Academyand is such a FUN read!'and Rikin Parekh, illustrator of The Worst Class in the World series