Explorer Academy: The Dragon's Blood
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Trudi Trueit
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Summary
An explosive revelation and a familiar face heighten the mystery for Cruz and friends in the sixth book in this adventure-packed series。
Still reeling from the life-changing discovery he found buried in the mysterious archive， Cruz Coronado grapples with an important secret as the gang heads to China in search of the second-to-last piece of the cipher。 Under the watchful eye of a new adviser， life on the ship returns to almost normal。。。Almost。
Just as things seem to be going smoothly， a familiar face shocks Cruz back into reality， and the final piece in this life-and-death scavenger hunt veers toward a dead end。
Explorer Academy features: Gripping fact-based fiction plot that inspires curiosity with new technology and innovations; amazing inventions and gadgets; a cast of diverse， relatable characters; secret clues， codes， and ciphers to track down within the text; vibrant illustrations， Elements of STEAM; National Geographic explorer profiles in The Truth Behind Section。
Complete your collection with:
The Nebula Secret （1）
The Falcon’s Feather （2）
The Double Helix （3）
The Star Dunes （4）
The Tiger’s Nest （5）
Explorer Academy Code-Breaking Adventure
Explorer Academy Ultimate Activity Challenge
Explorer Academy Field Journal
Explorer Academy Future Tech
Still reeling from the life-changing discovery he found buried in the mysterious archive， Cruz Coronado grapples with an important secret as the gang heads to China in search of the second-to-last piece of the cipher。 Under the watchful eye of a new adviser， life on the ship returns to almost normal。。。Almost。
Just as things seem to be going smoothly， a familiar face shocks Cruz back into reality， and the final piece in this life-and-death scavenger hunt veers toward a dead end。
Explorer Academy features: Gripping fact-based fiction plot that inspires curiosity with new technology and innovations; amazing inventions and gadgets; a cast of diverse， relatable characters; secret clues， codes， and ciphers to track down within the text; vibrant illustrations， Elements of STEAM; National Geographic explorer profiles in The Truth Behind Section。
Complete your collection with:
The Nebula Secret （1）
The Falcon’s Feather （2）
The Double Helix （3）
The Star Dunes （4）
The Tiger’s Nest （5）
Explorer Academy Code-Breaking Adventure
Explorer Academy Ultimate Activity Challenge
Explorer Academy Field Journal
Explorer Academy Future Tech
Reviews
Mark Buxton
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What worked:Cruz is focused on figuring out a cryptic message left by his deceased mother that will lead him to the seventh piece of a stone cipher。 The completed cipher will reveal the recipe for a serum that will change the future of medicine and health all over the world。 Cruz’s mother had an accident while she was pregnant， and the serum has given him amazing healing powers; he may be immortal。 Nebula is determined to stop Cruz from finding the cipher， and it’s willing to go to any lengths t What worked:Cruz is focused on figuring out a cryptic message left by his deceased mother that will lead him to the seventh piece of a stone cipher。 The completed cipher will reveal the recipe for a serum that will change the future of medicine and health all over the world。 Cruz’s mother had an accident while she was pregnant， and the serum has given him amazing healing powers; he may be immortal。 Nebula is determined to stop Cruz from finding the cipher， and it’s willing to go to any lengths to stop him。 Cruz tries to make wise and just decisions， but maneuvering through confusion and suspicions is difficult。 Plus， he has feelings for Bryndis， and everyone else on the ship knows they’re a couple。 His various friendships in the Explorer Academy are complicated by the fact that he doesn’t know who to trust。 The plot includes a number of mysteries and uncertainties to keep readers wondering。 Obviously， the clues to finding pieces of the cipher are cryptic， so the explorers are never totally certain they’re on the right track to finding them。 The most interesting problem concerns Nebula’s spies within the academy and aboard the Orion， the ship acting as a mobile school for the students。 Cruz and his friends know two spies are on board， code-named Zebra and Jaguar， but that only makes them suspicious of everyone not in their group。 Cruz even suspects his own aunt might be Zebra。 Every few chapters， the setting focuses on Nebula， so readers gain some insight into their plans。 These pages also reveal distrust and sabotage among the antagonists， as the players position for power。Each book in the series focuses on an ecological mission， and this one deals with finding a marsupial scientists assume is extinct。 However， a video surfaced one year ago that seems to show a thylacine wandering through the forests in Tasmania。 This book includes information about other rare animals， along with colorful photographs， as well as geographical and historical facts regarding Borneo， China， and Tasmania。 Specifically in China， the book displays knowledge of the thousands of statues in the Terra-Cotta Army， the Xi’an City Wall， and the lantern festival。 The facts shared throughout the plot don’t interrupt the flow of the story， and some of it’s important to how events progress。What didn’t work as well:This book is the sixth in the series， and a lot has happened。 References are made to past events， but many holes are left for readers to figure out。 Nebula is the evil organization trying to locate pieces of a cipher， while Cruz and his friends follow the clues left by his mother to find them first。 Details surrounding Nebula and the Explorer Academy are missing， but reading the previous books will solve those problems。 Readers probably won’t miss the information， but it’s helpful in understanding the overall situation。The Final Verdict:The search for the cipher nears its end。 It’s recommended readers begin with the first book in the series， The Nebula Secret， to appreciate the full story。 The science-based adventure is full of mystery and intrigue， as Cruz tries to fulfill his mother’s quest。 The Dragon’s Blood should appeal to all middle-grade readers， especially lovers of nature， ecology， and science fiction。 。。。more
Aidan
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It was a really good book if you like books that are not too long and are really good with lots of surprises this is a good book for you just read the other 5 first。
Sydney
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This book is a great follow up to the series。 I'm reading this series with one of my friends and we both loved this book despite our different tastes in books。 We really got to see how far Nebula was willing to go to get Cruz's mom's cipher。 We get introduced to a couple new characters and see some familiar faces return。 I definitely recommend this book to everyone who wants a unique series with a plot unlike any other。 This book is a great follow up to the series。 I'm reading this series with one of my friends and we both loved this book despite our different tastes in books。 We really got to see how far Nebula was willing to go to get Cruz's mom's cipher。 We get introduced to a couple new characters and see some familiar faces return。 I definitely recommend this book to everyone who wants a unique series with a plot unlike any other。 。。。more
Brighton Nelson
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Review to come。 I’ll just say there’s a few problems I noticed。
Beth Anne
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This is series is really great for so many reasons。 My biggest complaint at this point is that some details become foggy to me because I’ve been reading for so many years。 My 11 year old son sat next to me and reread the ending over my should so we could discuss it just as soon as I finished。 How can I not love a book like that？！Major elements of these books is science tech， future tech （some feels probable and some feels far distant）， codes， ciphers， puzzles， clues， and so much teamwork and esp This is series is really great for so many reasons。 My biggest complaint at this point is that some details become foggy to me because I’ve been reading for so many years。 My 11 year old son sat next to me and reread the ending over my should so we could discuss it just as soon as I finished。 How can I not love a book like that？！Major elements of these books is science tech， future tech （some feels probable and some feels far distant）， codes， ciphers， puzzles， clues， and so much teamwork and espionage。 We love finding the different ciphers hidden among the pages （SO thankful for the clue we found in one of them specifically this time）。 And the pages of these books are so interesting - full of maps and charts， illustrations and photographs。 They are super well done and very fun。 。。。more
Graceful Reader
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