Eragon is the winner of the Iowa Teen Award for the 2007-08 school year. See the recommended reads section of the Teen Zine page for more teen choice books.
Eragon is the first in a dragon trilogy by Christopher Paolini, who was a seventeen year old homeschooled student when he began writing the first novel. The sequel, Eldest, is currently also available for check-out, and the third book, Brisigr, will come out this fall.