Bone
Jeff Smith's Bone (1997) is a dragon fantasy and adventure fiction novel. The story is set in Boneville. Characters include Fone Bone, Phoney Bone and Smiley Bone. It deals with cousins, dragons, animals and Puma.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 21 ratings, and 252 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 11 editions.
At about 232 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.
About Bone
After being run out of Boneville, the three Bone cousins - Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone - are separated and lost in a vast, uncharted desert. One by one, they find their way into a deep, forested valley filled with wonderful and terrifying creatures. Eventually, the cousins are reunited at a farmstead run by tough Gran'Ma Ben and her spirited granddaughter, Thorn. But little do the Bones know, there are dark forces conspiring against them and their adventures are only just beginning!
Quick answers
Who wrote Bone?
Bone was written by Jeff Smith and first published in 1997.
What genre is Bone?
It is usually shelved as Dragon Fiction and Adventure.
How long is Bone?
The median edition has 232 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Bone?
Readers who like it often enjoy Eldest, The Dragonet Prophecy and Eragon.
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