The Shadowed Unicorn |
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| Author:
| Welch, Sheila Kelly |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4502-6991-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 2011 |
| Publisher: | iUniverse, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.95 |
Book Description:
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Twelve-year-old Brendan, his twin brother, Nick, and their older sister, Ami, are struggling to cope with their father's recent death and their family's move to the country. When Ami discovers a hoofprint in the woods, she claims it belongs to a unicorn. Nick is dismissive of her plan to capture it, but Brendan feels drawn into Ami's imaginary world that includes a dangerous, nighttime journey to spy on an ogre. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books says, Welch's writing is...
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Twelve-year-old Brendan, his twin brother, Nick, and their older sister, Ami, are struggling to cope with their father's recent death and their family's move to the country. When Ami discovers a hoofprint in the woods, she claims it belongs to a unicorn. Nick is dismissive of her plan to capture it, but Brendan feels drawn into Ami's imaginary world that includes a dangerous, nighttime journey to spy on an ogre. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books says, Welch's writing is rich with detail . . . VOYA calls it . . . true to life . . . The book was shortlisted for the Prairie Pasque Award.