100 Best Unicorns Books of All Time

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The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)

Peter S. Beagle

5.0
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She was magical, beautiful beyond belief—and completely alone...

The unicorn had lived since before memory in a forest where death could touch nothing. Maidens who caught a glimpse of her glory were blessed by enchantment they would never forget. But outside her wondrous realm, dark whispers and rumours carried a message she could not ignore:
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

J. K. Rowling

4.8
Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility.

All he knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley - a great big swollen spoiled bully. Harry’s room is a tiny closet at t
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Into the Land of the Unicorns (The Unicorn Chronicles, #1)

Bruce Coville

4.7
One unicorn dwells on Earth.
Hundreds fight in Luster.
Their legends are recorded in
THE UNICORN CHRONICLES


Into the Land of the Unicorns
As each chime sounds, Cara climbs faster up the steep bell tower. Eleven! She must be on the roof when the next bell tolls. Twelve! With a deep breath, and only half believing she will survive, Cara jumps off the church roof and into Luster, land of the unicorns.

In L
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Not Quite Narwhal

Jessie Sima

4.7
The story of a young unicorn who was born under the sea to a family of narwhals.

Growing up in the ocean, Kelp has always assumed that he was a narwhal like the rest of his family. Sure, he’s always been a little bit different—his tusk isn’t as long, he’s not as good of a swimmer, and he really doesn’t enjoy the cuisine. Then one night, an extra strong current sweeps Kelp to the surface, where he s
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Zombies Vs. Unicorns

Holly Black, Justine Larbalestier

4.6
It's a question as old as time itself: which is better, the zombie or the unicorn? In this anthology, edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier (unicorn and zombie, respectively), strong arguments are made for both sides in the form of short stories. Half of the stories portray the strengths--for good and evil--of unicorns and half show the good (and really, really bad-ass) side of zombies. C
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Song of the Wanderer (The Unicorn Chronicles, #2)

Bruce Coville

4.6
One unicorn dwells on Earth.
Hundreds fight in Luster.
Their legends are recorded in
The Unicorn Chronicles.

Book II: Song of the Wanderer
Cara must return to Earth to save her grandmother, the Wanderer. But to do so, Cara must first travel through the wilderness of Luster, land of the unicorns, full of unknown creatures and perilous adventure around every bend in the road. Only at the back of the drag
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Uni the Unicorn (Uni the Unicorn, #1)

Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Brigette Barrager

4.6
An original picture book about a unicorn from bestselling author Amy Krouse Rosenthal (Plant a Kiss).

In this clever twist on the age-old belief that there’s no such thing as unicorns, Uni the unicorn is told there’s no such thing as little girls! No matter what the grown-up unicorns say, Uni believes that little girls are real. Somewhere there must be a smart, strong, wonderful, magical little g
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Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great

Bob Shea

4.6
Hi, I'm Goat.

Things were just fine around here until UNICORN showed up.

So what if he can fly?

Or make it rain cupcakes?

And turn stuff into gold?

Big deal.

I can do some cool stuff too, like...

Hey! What are you doing? Why are you opening the book?

He's just going to tell you how great he is. Blah, blah, blah.

Go ahead. Just don't say I didn't warn you.

Dopey Unicorn.
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Phoebe and Her Unicorn (Phoebe and Her Unicorn, #1)

Dana Simpson

4.5
Do you believe in unicorns? Phoebe does. She has no choice ... one day she skipped a rock across a pond, and hit a unicorn in the face. Improbably, this resulted in a lasting friendship between Phoebe and the unicorn, one Marigold Heavenly Nostrils.

Come along for the unicorn ride with Phoebe, as she deals with the usual burdens of childhood (cruel classmates, gym class, piano lessons) and also som
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How to Catch a Unicorn

Adam Wallace

4.5
The #1 New York Times bestseller! Try to catch one of the world's most elusive mythical creatures--the unicorn! Filled with zany traps and lots of rainbow unicorn fun, this is the unicorn book of the year!

Can you catch the unicorn?
You'll have to use your brain,
So set your traps and prep your team
To pet that rainbow mane!

Also in the How to Catch Series:
How to Catch a Mermaid
How to Catch a Dinos
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Rampant (Killer Unicorns, #1)

Diana Peterfreund

4.5
Forget everything you ever knew about unicorns...

Real unicorns are venomous, man-eating monsters with huge fangs and razor-sharp horns. Fortunately, they've been extinct for a hundred and fifty years.

Or not.

Astrid had always scoffed at her eccentric mother's stories about killer unicorns. But when one of the monsters attacks her boyfriend—thereby ruining any chance of him taking her to the prom—As
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Unicorn Day

Diana Murray, Luke Flowers

4.5
Hooray! Hooray!
It's Unicorn Day!
When unicorns
come out to play.
The most important rule of Unicorn Day is to have fun, fun, fun!

The unicorns are celebrating their favorite day of the year, complete with rainbows, cupcakes, butterflies, and all sorts of joyful things. But when it's revealed there's an impostor in their midst, the party comes to a screeching halt...

Will the unicorns welcome all and c
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A Unicorn Named Sparkle (A Unicorn Named Sparkle #1)

Amy Young

4.5
When Lucy sees an ad in the newspaper for a unicorn, she sends in her twenty-five cents and waits four to six long weeks for her very own unicorn to arrive. She imagines the flowers that she'll braid into his beautiful pink mane, and she even picks the perfect name for him: Sparkle. But when Sparkle arrives, his ears are too long, his horn is too short, he smells funny--and oh, he has fleas. Lucy
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You Don't Want a Unicorn!

Ame Dyckman and Liz Climo

4.4
Be careful what pet you wish for in the newest picture book from fan-favorite author Ame Dyckman and rising-star illustrator Liz Climo.

When a little boy throws a coin in a well asking for a pet unicorn, he has no idea what kind of trouble he's in for. Unbeknownst to him, unicorns make the absolutely worst pets: they shed, they poke holes in your ceiling, and they make a big mess. With a knowing wi
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Thelma the Unicorn

Aaron Blabey

4.4
From the best-selling author of Pig the Pug comes this joyful book about learning to love who you are... even if you don't have sparkles.

Thelma dreams of being a glamorous unicorn. Then in a rare pink and glitter-filled moment of fate, Thelma's wish comes true.

She rises to instant international stardom, but at an unexpected cost. After a while, Thelma realizes that she was happier as her ordinary,
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Ascendant (Killer Unicorns, #2)

Diana Peterfreund

4.4
Astrid Llewelyn is now a fully trained unicorn hunter, but she can't solve all her problems with just a bow and arrow. Her boyfriend, Giovanni, has decided to leave Rome, the Cloisters is in dire financial straits, her best friend's powers seem to be mysteriously disintegrating, and Astrid can't help but feel that school, home, and her hopes of becoming a scientist are nothing but impossible dream
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The Last Unicorn

Peter S. Beagle, Peter Gillis, Renae DeLiz, Ray Dillon

4.4
Adapted for the first time from the novel by Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn is a tale for any age about the wonders of magic, the power of love, and the tragedy of loss. The unicorn, alone in her enchanted wood, discovers that she may be the last of her kind. Reluctant at first, she sets out on a journey to find her fellow unicorns, even if it means facing the terrifying anger of the Red Bull a
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The Last Hunt (The Unicorn Chronicles, #4)

Bruce Coville

4.4
Readers will be on the edge of their seats with this concluding episode of the riveting best-selling series by one of America's most gifted fantasy writers.

In the center if Luster stands an enormous tree called the Axis Mundi, the Heart of the World. But now that tree is wounded, pierced through by magic. And through that wound marches an army of Hunters, led by the sinister and vengeful Beloved.
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)

J.K. Rowling

4.4
It is the summer holidays, and one night Harry Potter wakes up with his scar burning. He has had a strange dream, one that he can't help worrying about...until a timely invitation from Ron Weasley arrives: to nothing less than the Quidditch World Cup!

Soon Harry is reunited with Ron and Hermione and gasping at the thrills of an international Quidditch match. But then something horrible happens whic
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The Road to Balinor (Unicorns of Balinor, #1)

Mary Stanton

4.4
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A Glory of Unicorns

Bruce Coville, Alix Berenzy

4.3
Award-winning author Bruce Coville believes in unicorns, and his mission is to make believers out of all of us with this collection of stories by distinguished fantasy writers.

The guardian of memory / Bruce Coville
Tearing down the unicorns / Janni Lee Simner
Beyond the fringe / Gregory Maguire
Stealing dreams / Ruth O'Neill
The dream-child / Nancy Varian Berberick
The ugly unicorn / Jessica Amand
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The Little White Horse

Elizabeth Goudge

4.3
In 1842, thirteen-year-old orphan Maria Merryweather arrives at Moonacre Manor, her family's ancestral home in an charmed village in England's West Country, and she feels as if she’s entered Paradise. Her new guardian, her uncle Sir Benjamin, is kind and funny; the Manor itself feels like home right away; and every person and animal she meets is like an old friend. But there is something incredibl
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Birth of the Firebringer (Firebringer, #1)

Meredith Ann Pierce

4.3
Jan, the prince of the unicorns, is high-spirited, reckless-and the despair of his mighty father, Korr. Reluctantly, Korr allows Jan to accompany the other initiate warriors on a pilgrimage. Soon Jan's curiosity leads him, along with his friend Dagg, and their mentor, the female warrior Tek, into the greatest dangers-deadly gryphons, sly pans, wyverns, pards, and renegade unicorns. Yet time after
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Secrets of the Scepter (Unicorns of Balinor, #6)

Mary Stanton, D. Craig

4.3
Beginning a pilgrimage to learn the powers of the recently acquired Royal Scepter, Princess Arianna hopes to reach the celestial unicorns before the evil Shifter attacks again.
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Search for the Star (Unicorns of Balinor, #5)

Mary Stanton, D. Craig

4.3
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Unicorn on a Roll (Phoebe and Her Unicorn, #2)

Dana Simpson

4.3
Been to school and paid my dues
Feel like I've gone and lost my clues
Unenthused and all confused
What have I really got to lose?

My unicorn's my newest muse
She taught me now to lose my blues
From her I'll chose to take my cues
And take a snooze without my shoes
What's more magical than a unicorn on roller skates? Phoebe and Marigold Heavenly Nostril's friendship! They're on a roll in this second adven
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Night of the Shifter's Moon (Unicorns of Balinor, #7)

Mary Stanton

4.3
With the Royal Scepter in hand, Princess Arianna and her unicorn are armed with Royal Magic. They are ready to reclaim the throne and conquer evil.
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Stardust

Neil Gaiman

4.3
Life moves at a leisurely pace in the tiny town of Wall—named after the imposing stone barrier which separates the town from a grassy meadow. Here, young Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to the beautiful Victoria Forester and for the coveted prize of her hand, Tristran vows to retrieve a fallen star and deliver it to his beloved. It is an oath that sends him over the ancient wall and into a world
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The Unicorn Treasury: Stories, Poems, and Unicorn Lore

Bruce Coville

4.3
Filled with the most popular legends about the mythical unicorn and including original poems and stories, this collection brings together the singular talents of Bruce Coville, Madeleine L'Engle, Jane Yolen, C. S. Lewis, Myra Cohn Livingston, and many others. A perfect companion to Coville's own bestselling Unicorn Chronicles and an ideal gift for the child who has always wondered about these glor
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Black Unicorn (Unicorn, #1)

Tanith Lee

4.3
Nobody knew where it had come from, or what it wanted. Not even Jaive, the sorceress, could fathom the mystery of the fabled beast. But Tanaquil, Jaive's completely unmagical daughter, understood it at once. She knew why the unicorn was there: It had come for her. It needed her. Tanaquil was amazed because she was the girl with no talent for magic. She could only fiddle with broken bits of machine
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Unicorn vs. Goblins (Phoebe and Her Unicorn, #3)

Dana Simpson

4.3
School’s out! That means no more teachers, no more books, and lots of time to compliment Marigold Heavenly Nostrils on her good looks. In this third volume, Phoebe and her obligational best friend, Marigold, learn that summer still has plenty of surprises. Have fun with Phoebe and Marigold as they continue the "Pheobegold Detective Agency", spend a week at Wolfgang Music Camp, and find themselves
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Shadows Over Balinor (Unicorns of Balinor, #8)

Mary Stanton

4.3
Princess Arianna inquires about the past and learns the truth about the fall of the great unicorns from the Celestial Valley. She uncovers the truth about shifting magic and how that power has led the fallen unicorns into the shadows...to become the evil Shadow Unicorns.
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)

J. K. Rowling

4.3
Dumbledore lowered his hands and surveyed Harry through his half-moon glasses. 'It is time,' he said, 'for me to tell you what I should have told you five years ago, Harry. Please sit down. I am going to tell you everything.'

Harry Potter is due to start his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizadry. He is desperate to get back to school and find out why his friends Ron and Hermione
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Sunchaser's Quest (Unicorns of Balinor, #2)

Mary Stanton

4.3
Returning to Balinor, Princess Arianna finds that a dark presence has invaded the land, and she must search her failing memory for the knowledge of how to heal her unicorn, Sunchaser, after its horn was broken in battle.
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Uni the Unicorn and the Dream Come True (Uni the Unicorn, #2)

Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Brigette Barrager

4.3
Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Brigette Barrager reunite to bring us a sparkly, magical sequel to Uni the Unicorn!

The Land of Unicorns is in trouble -- it has been raining and raining for what seems like forever. This is a big problem because there are only three ways that unicorns can get their magic: from the golden sun, from magnificent rainbows, and from the sparkle of believing.

Luckily, Uni the Uni
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Moonsilver (The Unicorn's Secret, #1)

Kathleen Duey, Omar Rayyan

4.3
Heart Trilby has no family. She lives a hard and lonely life in the dusty village of Ash Grove -- until she finds a scarred, skinny mare in the forest. Against the wishes of her guardian, mean-spirited Simon Pratt, Heart adopts the mare and names her Avamir. Heart is thrilled when she realizes Avamir is in foal. But when the colt is born weak and disfigured, Simon decides to sell Heart's beloved h
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Drink, Slay, Love

Sarah Beth Durst

4.2
Pearl is a sixteen-year-old vampire... fond of blood, allergic to sunlight, and mostly evil... until the night a sparkly unicorn stabs her through the heart with his horn. Oops.

Her family thinks she was attacked by a vampire hunter (because, obviously, unicorns don't exist), and they're shocked she survived. They're even more shocked when Pearl discovers she can now withstand the sun. But they qu
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By Fire, by Moonlight (Unicorns of Balinor, #4)

Mary Stanton

4.2
Ari and her unicorn, Sunchaser, have been sent back through the Gap to Glacier River Farm—far from Balinor. Now the Gap is blocked. With time running out, Ari must embark on a perilous journey across the Sixth Sea.
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Kevin the Unicorn: It's Not All Rainbows

Jessika von Innerebner

4.2
A unicorn's bad day turns into a laugh-out-loud look at the pressure to be perfect and the importance of expressing your feelings

Everyone knows that unicorns are perfect. They are glamorous and glittery, and their smiles make rainbows appear! But Kevin is having a less-than-perfect day. First, he wakes up on the wrong side of the bed ...on the floor. Then he discovers that his mane is so wild that
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Two Hearts (The Last Unicorn, #1.5)

Peter S. Beagle

4.2
Coda to The Last Unicorn – a novelette. Available for free on the author's website.
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Valley of Fear (Unicorns of Balinor, #3)

Mary Stanton

4.2
The dark forces of Evil are growing in Balinor. The Celestial unicorns who watch over the land are not pleased. They know that only the Bonded Pair, Princess Arianna and her unicorn, Sunchaser, can attempt to battle the darkness.

Princess Arianna and Sunchaser seek advice from the Old Mare of the Mountain. Upon her request, the two set out to reclaim the royal scepter--with its powers unknown to th
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet, #3)

Madeleine L'Engle, Jody A. Lee

4.2
In this companion volume to A Wrinkle In Time (Newbery Award winner) and A Wind In The Door fifteen-year-old Charles Wallace and the unicorn Gaudior undertake a perilous journey through time in a desperate attempt to stop the destruction of the world by the mad dictator Madog Branzillo. They are not alone in their quest. Charles Wallace's sister, Meg - grown and expecting her first child, but stil
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The Unicorn Sonata

Peter S. Beagle

4.2
In Los Angeles a thirteen-year-old girl follows haunting music across an invisible border into an enchanted land known as Shei'rah that is inhabited by satyrs, unicorns, and phoenixes.
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Razzle Dazzle Unicorn (Phoebe and Her Unicorn, #4)

Dana Simpson

4.2
Get ready to be bedazzled!

Dana Simpson's Phoebe and Her Unicorn is back with more sparkles than ever! In this fourth volume, join in the adventure as Phoebe and Marigold confront messy rooms, trouble at school, and a nasty case of “Sparkle Fever.” Follow the pair back to Camp Wolfgang, where their old pals Sue (a.k.a. “Monster Girl”) and Ringo, the lake creature, remind them that being weird is WA
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Dragon Bound (Elder Races, #1)

Thea Harrison

4.2
Half-human and half-Wyr, Pia Giovanni spent her life keeping a low profile among the Wyrkind and avoiding the continuing conflict between them and their Dark Fae enemies. But after being blackmailed into stealing a coin from the hoard of a dragon, Pia finds herself targeted by one of the most powerful—and passionate—of the Elder Races.

As the most feared and respected of the Wyrkind, Dragos Cuelebr
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Warped

Maurissa Guibord

4.2
Tessa doesn't believe in magic. Or Fate. But there's something weird about the dusty unicorn tapestry she discovers in a box of old books. She finds the creature woven within it compelling and frightening. After the tapestry comes into her possession, Tessa experiences dreams of the past and scenes from a brutal hunt that she herself participated in. When she accidentally pulls a thread from the t
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The Lightning-Struck Heart (Tales From Verania, #1)

TJ Klune

4.2
This edition is out of print. For current Paperback edition see: The Lightning-Struck Heart

Once upon a time, in an alleyway in the slums of the City of Lockes, a young and somewhat lonely boy named Sam Haversford turns a group of teenage douchebags into stone completely by accident.

Of course, this catches the attention of a higher power, and Sam's pulled from the only world he knows to become an a
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Acorna: The Unicorn Girl (Acorna #1)

Anne McCaffrey

4.2
She was just a little girl, with a tiny horn in the center of her forehead, funny-looking feet, beautiful silver hair, and several curious powers: the ability to purify air and water, make plants grow, and heal scars and broken bones. A trio of grizzled prospectors found her drifting in an escape pod amid the asteroids, adopted her, and took her to the bandit planet Kezdet, a place where no questi
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Dark Moon (Firebringer, #2)

Meredith Ann Pierce

4.2
Volume Two of the Firebringer Trilogy

“Carefully plotted, with satisfying action and fully developed, intriguing characters, this is sure to please fantasy lovers.”—Booklist


He was the youngest prince the unicorns had ever known: Aljan son-of-Korr, Dark Moon. A silver crescent on his brow and a white star on his heel were tokens that one day he was destined to become the legendary Firebringer—but Ja
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Unicorns 101

Cale Atkinson

4.2
This comedic picture book features Professors Glitter Pants, Star Hoof, and Sugar Beard (plus trusty lab assistant Pete)—the world's leading unicorn experts—as they deliver the facts, settle the mysteries, and show readers that unicorns are more than just horns and rainbows.
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The Black Unicorn (Magic Kingdom of Landover, #2)

Terry Brooks

4.2
A year had passed since Ben Holiday bought the Magic Kingdom from the wizard, Meeks. But unbeknownst to him, he has been the victim of a trap by Meeks, who has succeeded in stealing the Paladin and appropriating his face. Suddenly none of Ben's friends know him, but all of his enemies do. He must win it all back again--only this time on his own!
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Lily the Unicorn

Dallas Clayton

4.2
My name is Lily! I'm a unicorn.

Lily loves making all sorts of things, especially new friends. When Lily meets Roger the penguin she plans lots of adventures for them to go on together. But Roger doesn't want to make new friends or go on adventures! In this sweet tale of friendship, Lily teaches Roger that the world is a fun, amazing place and that it's great to try new things.

From the author of An
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Hogwarts Library)

J. K. Rowling

4.2
An approved textbook at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry since publication, Newt Scamander's masterpiece has entertained wizarding families through the generations. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is an indispensable introduction to the magical beasts of the Wizarding World. Scamander's years of travel and research have created a tome of unparalleled importance. Some of the beast
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Do You Believe in Unicorns?

Bethanie Murguia

4.2
Is believing in magic the key to seeing a unicorn? If you keep your eyes open to wonder, the possibilities are endless.

Is that a horse wearing a hat? It's definitely not a unicorn in disguise -- that would be ridiculous, right? It's probably just a horse that's having a bad hair day. Or trying to keep the sun out of its eyes. Or perhaps this horse just really likes hats! If you follow it long enou
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Sophie Johnson, Unicorn Expert

Morag Hood, Ella Okstad

4.1
Meet the master of magical creatures: Sophie Johnson! She’s an expert on unicorns…or so she thinks!

Sophie is a unicorn expert. She dresses up her toys, stuffed animals, and even her baby brother as unicorns! But living with enchanted animals can be tricky business. And Sophie is so caught up in teaching others that she fails to notice the magic right under her nose.

This funny and fresh picture boo
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Unicorn Crossing (Phoebe and Her Unicorn, #5)

Dana Simpson

4.1
Time flies in this fifth volume of Phoebe and Her Unicorn! Follow the lovable duo as they experience somewhat-spooky Halloween parties, ecstatic snow days, and looming summer reading assignments. Although the journey of growing up can sometimes be difficult, along the way Phoebe and Marigold discover something more enduring than goblin fads, unicorn spa vacations, and even a Spell of Forgetting—th
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I Am a Unicorn!

Michaela Schuett

4.1
Frog truly believes he is a unicorn. He has a rainbow-colored (clip on) tail, a pretty horn (party hat), and he can fly, too (on the swings). Goat keeps telling Frog he is NOT a unicorn. But when you truly believe—POOF, sometimes magic happens.
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Unicorn (and Horse)

David W. Miles, Hollie Mengert

4.1
Unicorn is a unicorn. And Horse is, well . . . not.

Horse is brown. Horse is plain. And Horse can't stand the unicorn he shares a pen with. Unicorn dances. Tra la la! Horse does not. Blah blah blah. But when robbers kidnap Unicorn for a local circus, what will Horse decide to do? Packed with forty-eight pages of hilarious illustrations and deadpan wit, Unicorn (and Horse) is a funny yet endearing l
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Heads Will Roll (Necromancer, #0.1)

Lish McBrid

4.1
Lena’s not your typical animal trainer. And when she and her unicorn partner, Steve, decide to enter a fight, it’s definitely not your typical fight….
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Keys to the Demon Prison (Fablehaven, #5)

Brandon Mull

4.1
After centuries of plotting, the Sphinx—leader of the Society of the Evening Star—is after the final artifacts needed to open the great demon prison, Zzyxx. If the legendary prison is opened, a tide of evil is certain to usurp control of the world.

In an effort to intercept the final artifacts, Kendra, Seth and the Knights of the Dawn race to strange and exotic preserves across the globe. The stake
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Red Unicorn (Unicorn, #3)

Tanith Lee

4.1
The enchanting, magical sequel to The Black Unicorn and The Gold Unicorn!

After several years traveling, Tanaquil — a sorceress like her mother with the ability to mend — returns home only to discover that her true love has been betrothed to her sister, Empress Lizra. Broken-hearted and jealous of her sister’s happiness, Tanaquil is lured by a red unicorn into a mirror world where she encounters Ta
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Sophia and Rainbow (Unicorn Academy: Where Magic Happens, #1)

Julie Sykes and Lucy Truman

4.1
From frappuccinos to pool floats, unicorns are EVERYWHERE! Chapter book readers will flock to the Unicorn Academy series, where every girl gets a unicorn to call her own.

Imagine a school where you meet your own unicorn and learn to talk to them! That's what happens for the girls at Lakeside Unicorn Academy on the beautiful island of Ellinor. The girls have an important job to do--they must discove
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Silver Thread (The Unicorn's Secret, #2)

Kathleen Duey, Omar Rayyan

4.1
When her beloved Moonsilver, the unicorn, is nearly killed by a hunter's arrow, Heart sneaks back into her village to get help froth the healer, Ruth Oakes. But even greater danger awaits Heart and Moonsilver in Ash Grove. Rumors of Moonsilver's secret have reached the ears of the cruel Lord Dunraven. Once again Heart must flee, with Ruth's mysterious gift -- a silver thread -- to protect her and
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Phoebe and Her Unicorn in Unicorn Theater (Phoebe and Her Unicorn, #8)

Dana Simpson

4.1
Summer is here, and Phoebe and Marigold are headed to drama camp. At Camp Thespis, Phoebe and her friends have their work cut out for them: writing, producing, and acting in an entirely original play! Phoebe's expecting some quality time with her best friend, but in a surprise twist, Marigold has invited her sister, Florence Unfortunate Nostrils! The newest Phoebe and her Unicorn graphic novel is
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In Calabria

Peter S. Beagle

4.1
From the acclaimed author of The Last Unicorn comes a new, exquisitely-told unicorn fable for the modern age.

Claudio Bianchi has lived alone for many years on a hillside in Southern Italy’s scenic Calabria. Set in his ways and suspicious of outsiders, Claudio has always resisted change, preferring farming and writing poetry. But one chilly morning, as though from a dream, an impossible visitor ap
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Unicorn of Many Hats (Phoebe and Her Unicorn, #7)

Dana Simpson

4.1
"A pink, bubble-gum bonbon of a tale spun of a likable, albeit self-centered, fourth-grader and her magical, self-obsessed, although sometimes-kind, unicorn."
--Kirkus Reviews


Book seven in the Phoebe and Her Unicorn series!

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR!

Marigold Heavenly Nostrils is no ordinary unicorn. She has Wi-Fi-enabled appendages. She's the most enchanted babysitter of all time. She's publ
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The Mountains of the Moon (The Unicorn's Secret, #4)

Kathleen Duey, Omar Rayyan

4.1
Heart has to find a safe haven for her beloved unicorns. With Lord Dunraven looking for them -- and Heart's friends aware that helping her will bring Dunraven's anger -- she has nowhere to turn. If only she knew where her family was -- or who they were. In a mysterious bundle of paper in Dunraven's castle Heart finds a drawing that looks like the design on her baby blanket. The paper is covered wi
Phoebe and Her Unicorn in the Magic Storm (Phoebe and Her Unicorn, #6) book cover68

Phoebe and Her Unicorn in the Magic Storm (Phoebe and Her Unicorn, #6)

Dana Simpson

4.1
The first Phoebe and Her Unicorn graphic novel!

Phoebe and Marigold decide to investigate a powerful storm that is wreaking havoc with the electricity in their town. The adults think it’s just winter weather, but Phoebe and Marigold soon discover that all is not what it seems to be, and that the storm may have a magical cause. To solve the case, they team up with Max, who is desperate for the elect
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The Silver Bracelet (The Unicorn's Secret, #3)

Kathleen Duey, Omar Rayyan

4.1
Heart must hide her beloved unicorn, Moonsilver, from Lord Dunraven's hunters. She and her animal friends join a troupe of traveling minstrels. Everyone thinks Moonsilver's horn is fake -- just part of the act. Then Moonsilver heals a badly injured boy right in front of the audience, and the unicorn's secret is in danger. Can Heart's mysterious silver bracelet, which makes her dream of the magical
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Hello, My Name is Octicorn

Kevin Diller, Justin Lowe

4.1
An Amazon Best Book of the Year

Meet Octicorn, the funny, sweet, and disarming character who is a champion for anyone who has ever felt a little bit different. And isn’t that everyone? This is a self-published success story from debut authors Justin Lowe and Kevin Diller.

Octicorn is half octopus, half unicorn, half confused . . . which sometimes makes it hard to fit in.

But maybe that’s not such a
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The Journey Home (The Unicorn's Secret, #8)

Kathleen Duey, Omar Rayyan

4.1
Heart is convinced that the old man from Castle Avamir can help her find her family -- the only people she dares to trust with the Unicorn's secret. But the old man has been taken prisoner by Lord Dunraven. Heart's search for the truth is leading her into the most dangerous place of all: the depths of Dunraven's heavily guarded castle. Heart's quest is nearing its end -- and what awaits her is bey
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The Lady and the Unicorn

Tracy Chevalier

4.1
A tour de force of history and imagination, The Lady and the Unicorn is Tracy Chevalier’s answer to the mystery behind one of the art world’s great masterpieces—a set of bewitching medieval tapestries that hangs today in the Cluny Museum in Paris. They appear to portray the seduction of a unicorn, but the story behind their making is unknown—until now.

Paris, 1490. A shrewd French nobleman commissi
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I'm a Unicorn

Mallory Loehr

4.1
A magical Little Golden Book for little unicorn lovers!

I am moonlight white.
I have a magical horn.
I look a lot like a horse, of course. . .

So begins this charming Little Golden Book that introduces the magical unicorn to the littlest readers! In this sweet story, gorgeously illustrated by Disney artist Joey Chou, a unicorn tells the readers all about herself ("My horn can make water clean, or he
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The Princess and the Pony

Kate Beaton

4.1
Princess Pinecone knows exactly what she wants for her birthday this year. A BIG horse. A STRONG horse. A horse fit for a WARRIOR PRINCESS! But when the day arrives, she doesn't quite get the horse of her dreams...

From the artist behind the comic phenomenon Hark! A Vagrant, The Princess and the Pony is a laugh-out-loud story of brave warriors, big surprises, and falling in love with one unforgetta
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Gold Unicorn (Unicorn, #2)

Tanith Lee, Mark Zug

4.1
Tanaquil, a young mender, and her familiar come face to face with her half-sister, Lizra, who forces Tanaquil to make a perilous choice between siding with Lizra in her quest for conquest or risking her terrible anger.
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The Outstretched Shadow (Obsidian Mountain, #1)

Mercedes Lackey, James Mallory

4.1
Kellen Tavadon, son of the Arch-Mage Lycaelon, thought he knew the way the world worked. His father, leading the wise and benevolent Council of Mages, protected and guided the citizens of the Golden City of the Bells. Young Mages in training-all men, for women were unfit to practice magic-memorized the intricate details of High Magic and aspired to seats on the council.
Then he found the forbidden
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The Magic Spell (My Secret Unicorn, #1)

Linda Chapman

4.0
Most of the time, Twilight looks like an ordinary grey pony but when Lauren says the words of a spell he transforms into a magical unicorn and together they can fly all over the world . . .

Lauren Foster is excited about moving to her new home on a farm, especially now that her parents have promised that she can get a pony of her own! When she meets Twilight at a pony auction, she knows immediately
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True Heart (The Unicorn's Secret, #6)

Kathleen Duey, Omar Rayyan

4.0
In the beautiful armor Joseph Lequire has created for Moonsilver, no one can tell he is a unicorn. It's safe for Heart to travel to Bidenfast, where she hopes to find her Gypsy friends. But the streets are jammed with people in town for the crowning of the new Lord Irmaedith, and the young lord himself takes a special interest in the unicorns. Will Heart be able to keep her secret?
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Unicorn Is Maybe Not So Great After All

Bob Shea

4.0
You remember Unicorn. You know, Goat's friend? The one who can fly, make it rain cupcakes, and turn things into gold? On the first day of school, Unicorn expects to make his usual big splash. But no one pays him much attention--the other kids are much more interested in the latest trend in toys: rubber bands that look like other things. Unicorn comes up with a plan to get his mojo back, but his ef
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When Unicorns Poop

Lexie Castle, Christian Cornia

4.0
Celebrate all things sparkly, including unicorn poop, with this rainbow-filled, humorous story!

Did you know that when a unicorn poops, rainbows arch across the sky? And when they toot, shiny bubbles float all around! What happens when a unicorn sneezes or spits or cries? More magical whimsy occurs when unicorns do all these things, of course.

Just don't step in their poop-eww!

Complete with stunnin
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When Darkness Falls (Obsidian Mountain, #3)

Mercedes Lackey, James Mallory

4.0
When Darkness Falls, the third book in The Obsidian Trilogy from Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory

A great working of Wild Magic and High Magic strikes at the heart of the Demon Queen's plots, but the human city, the Golden City of the Bells, falls farther under her sway with each day that passes. And without the City's High Magicians, the Wild Magicians, the Elven Army, and all their allies will s
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Sparkly New Friends (Unicorn and Yeti, #1)

Heather Ayris Burnell, Hazel Quintanilla

4.0
Meet magical best friends Unicorn and Yeti, in this series perfect for beginning readers!
Pick a book. Grow a Reader!

This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a lo
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Here There Be Unicorns

Jane Yolen, David Wilgus

4.0
Jane Yolen captures the spectacular power, beauty, and quintessential goodness of that mystical creature the unicorn. Readers learn of the fabled healing power of the horn, of the unicorn's ability to cleanse water, how to capture a unicorn--and why the unicorn stirs our imaginations to this day.
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Lord's Fall (Elder Races, #5)

Thea Harrison

4.0
In the latest Novel of the Elder Races, two mates find themselves on different paths, torn between their duty to the Wyr and the passion that binds them…

Before she met Dragos, half-human/half-Wyr Pia Giovanni was alone and on the run. Now she’s mated, pregnant and heading south to repair the Wyrs’ frayed relationship with the Elves. Being separated from Dragos is painful, but for the good of the W
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Fancy Nancy and the Quest for the Unicorn

Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser

4.0
Join Fancy Nancy as she embarks on a quest for a unicorn in this fun story from the dazzling bestselling duo Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser. Includes a fabulous set of stickers!

Nancy and Bree are unicorn experts. (That’s a fancy way of saying they know almost everything about them.) When they decide to go on an epic quest to find a unicorn, Freddy and JoJo want to play too.

Together, they f
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The Sunset Gates (The Unicorn's Secret, #5)

Kathleen Duey

4.0
Heart is sure the small book she found in Lord Dunraven's castle holds the secret to finding a safe haven for her beloved unicorns, Moonsilver and Avamir -- especially after a village blacksmith tells her about a pair of ancient iron gates decorated with the same unicorn motifs that appear in the book. While she struggles to learn how to read, Heart must continue to protect the unicorns, as Lord D
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The Unicorn

Nancy Hathaway

4.0
What is this elusive creature with a horn growing from its forehead? Who is this animal with the power to neutralize poison, a fatal attraction to maidens, and the mythic ability to enrich the cultures of Asia, Arabia, and Europe?

Of all the legendary animals of art, folklore, and literature, the unicorn is the one with the greatest hold on our imaginations. Other fabulous beasts are clearly inven

A New Friend for Sparkle (A Unicorn Named Sparkle #2) book cover88

A New Friend for Sparkle (A Unicorn Named Sparkle #2)

Amy Young

4.0
Sparkle worries that Lucy doesn’t care about him anymore.
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To Light a Candle (Obsidian Mountain, #2)

Mercedes Lackey, James Mallory

4.0
To Light a Candle, the second book in The Obsidian Trilogy from Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory

The Demon Queen Attacks!

To his own surprise, young Kellen, once the disappointing son of the great Mage who leads the City's Mage Council, has become a powerful Knight-Mage. Valued for his bravery and his skills as both wizard and warrior, Kellen joins the Elves' war councils. Yet he cannot convince th
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The Unicorn Quest (The Unicorn Quest #1)

Kamilla Benko

4.0
Claire Martinson still worries about her older sister Sophie, who battled a mysterious illness last year. But things are back to normal as they move into Windermere Manor... until the sisters climb a strange ladder in a fireplace and enter the magical land of Arden.

There, they find a world in turmoil. The four guilds of magic no longer trust each other. The beloved unicorns have gone, and terribl
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Split Infinity (Apprentice Adept #1)

Piers Anthony

4.0
On the technological, decadent world of Proton, someone was trying to destroy Stile, serf and master Gamesman. His only escape lay in Phaze, a world totally ruled by magic. Soon he learned that his alternate self had already been murdered, and that he was next. On Proton, his fate depended on winning the great Games. On Phaze, he must master magic to survive. And if he used any magic at all, his f
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The Palace Job (Rogues of the Republic, #1)

Patrick Weekes

4.0
The most powerful man in the republic framed her, threw her in prison, and stole a priceless elven manuscript from her family.

With the help of a crack team that includes an illusionist, a unicorn, a death priestess, a talking warhammer, and a lad with a prophetic birthmark, Loch must find a way into the floating fortress of Heaven's Spire–and get past the magic-hunting golems and infernal sorcerer
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The Son of Summer Stars (Firebringer, #3)

Meredith Ann Pierce

4.0
The Final Volume of the Firebringer Trilogy
A secret haunts Jan's dying father, Korr a secret so dark that, if exposed, could bring the downfall of the Firebringer. Jan is left with its terrible burden, and an impossible choice: renounce Tek, his beloved mate, and lose forever the kingship of the unicorns, or return and face the consequences of his father's acts, and of his own.
"A first-rate endi
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Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea (A Narwhal and Jelly, #1)

Ben Clanton

4.0
Narwhal is a happy-go-lucky narwhal. Jelly is a no-nonsense jellyfish. The two might not have a lot in common, but they do they love waffles, parties and adventures. Join Narwhal and Jelly as they discover the whole wide ocean together.
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You Are My Magical Unicorn

Joyce Wan

4.0
Sparkle and dazzle wherever you go. You're more amazing than you know!

Do you believe in magic? With Joyce Wan, the sky's the limit in this delightful, encouraging storybook featuring a lovable unicorn and an even more loving message of hope, persistence, and heart. And at the end of the story you can't help but snuggle up with your own magical unicorn to remind them that "Baby, I believe in you!"

A
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Bo's Magical New Friend: A Branches Book (Unicorn Diaries #1)

Rebecca Elliott

4.0
bMeet Rainbow Tinseltail and the unicorns of Sparklegrove Forest, in this magical series from the creator of the bestselling Owl Diaries series!/b
pPick a book. Grow a Reader!/p
pThis series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will bo
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Where Have the Unicorns Gone?

Jane Yolen, Ruth Sanderson

4.0
Long ago unicorns lived in a haven of sun-dappled glades and flower-filled dells. But as civilization spread over the ages -- with its fierce knights, its chugging trains, its thick smogs -- unicorns had to find a new sanctuary. But where?
Jane Yolen finds a magical answer in the traditional unicorn myth. Her rhythmic, rhymed text is irresistible to read aloud. And Ruth Sanderson's brilliant artw
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The Lost Continent (Wings of Fire, #11)

Tui T. Sutherland

4.0
The #1 New York Times bestselling series continues with a thrilling revelation -- brand-new tribes of dragons!
Blue the SilkWing is content. Life in his Hive is safe; he loves his family; he has enough to eat. And Pantala has been at peace for as long as he can remember -- SilkWings and HiveWings live and work together in harmony, and because they stay vigilant, no one has seen a dangerous LeafWing
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Moon Rising (Wings of Fire #6)

Tui T. Sutherland

4.0
The New York Times-bestselling series soars to even greater heights with a new prophecy and five new dragonets ready to claim their destiny!

Peace has come to Pyrrhia . . . for now.

The war between the tribes is finally over, and now the dragonets of the prophecy have a plan for lasting peace: Jade Mountain Academy, a school that will gather dragonets from all the tribes and teach them to live tog
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The Return of Thelma the Unicorn

Aaron Blabey

4.0
Thelma the Unicorn is back and more fabulous than ever!
The whole wide world was overjoyed!
Her fans all went berserk.
But this time Thelma had her friend
and that's what made it work.

The world misses its favorite unicorn, but Thelma is reluctant to don her horn and sparkles again. However, with the support of her best friend Otis, she realizes the importance of spreading love and joy -- no matter wha