Dragonhaven
A teen boy at a dragon preserve secretly raises an orphaned dragon, risking his home, family, and the species itself.
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Plot structure labels used: diary form, first-person narration, gradual escalation, slow apocalypse, coming-of-age arc, transformative descent, one-way spiral, withheld backstory
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