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There was this book I read when I was little, probably at least 20 years ago, maybe 25. Probably aimed at children or at least young adults. Speculative fiction; I guess you'd call it fantasy. The protagonist was a boy (probably) from a primitive tribe living in a deserty area that is also home to large flying creatures with leathery wings. Coming of age in that tribe involves taking down one of said creatures and either taming it to ride on or killing it and using its wings to build a sort of a hang glider; in any case, hunters from the tribe use them to fly, riding updrafts and whatnot. The protagonist failed his coming-of-age ritual in some way and ended up leaving his tribe and eventually reaching the edge of the wasteland they live in, finding a civilization that is based on some kind of special oil and is under the thumb of some nasty folks that maintain power using some sort of beasts that they control, maybe using that oil. More adventures ensue.
Sound familiar to anyone? That's pretty much all I remember, other than a scene involving an aerial chase between the protagonist and maybe an evil relative of some sort, circling around above a volcano or something using their hang gliders.