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Into the Land of the Unicorns

Grade 4-6-When Cara Hunter leaps from a church's bell tower clutching her grandmother's magic amulet, she falls into the land of Luster, home of the Dimblethum, delvers, dragons, the Squijum, and lots of unicorns. Since her grandmother told her to guard the amulet and to deliver an important message to the unicorn Queen, Cara embarks on a journey to her court. She is accompanied by her friends, chief among them Lightfoot, an adolescent unicorn who is having a difficult time with his family. The voyagers are attacked by delvers, Firethroat the Dragon, and Cara's father, who abandoned her when she was three. The loose ends will presumably be the starting point for the next entry in the series. The most striking aspect here is the story within a story. Coville combines all of the known myths about unicorns into one smooth retelling about a woman named Beloved whose life in ways mirrors Cara's own; this tale creates the foundation for the entire novel. The characters are well drawn and the dialogue flows nicely. The plot, particularly the twist involving Cara's father, will be predictable to seasoned fantasy aficionados, but as a whole, the book should find a favored and well-deserved place on most shelves.

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  • "On a wintry night Cara and her grandmother are pursued into St. Christopher's church by an unknown man. Clutching her grandmother's mystery amulet, and following the old womans strange instructions, Cara escapes into Luster, the Land of the Unicorns."
  • "Grade 4-6-When Cara Hunter leaps from a church's bell tower clutching her grandmother's magic amulet, she falls into the land of Luster, home of the Dimblethum, delvers, dragons, the Squijum, and lots of unicorns. Since her grandmother told her to guard the amulet and to deliver an important message to the unicorn Queen, Cara embarks on a journey to her court. She is accompanied by her friends, chief among them Lightfoot, an adolescent unicorn who is having a difficult time with his family. The voyagers are attacked by delvers, Firethroat the Dragon, and Cara's father, who abandoned her when she was three. The loose ends will presumably be the starting point for the next entry in the series. The most striking aspect here is the story within a story. Coville combines all of the known myths about unicorns into one smooth retelling about a woman named Beloved whose life in ways mirrors Cara's own; this tale creates the foundation for the entire novel. The characters are well drawn and the dialogue flows nicely. The plot, particularly the twist involving Cara's father, will be predictable to seasoned fantasy aficionados, but as a whole, the book should find a favored and well-deserved place on most shelves."@en
  • "In Luster, Cara meets many wonderful creatures, but the most magnificent of all is Lightfoot, a rebellious young unicorn. Cara's band of friends comes to include a hairy creature named the Dimblethum and the monkey-like Squijim. Together, they set out to reach the Unicorn Queen before the mysterious man following them does, and to prevent the destruction of all unicorns forever."
  • "Having jumped into the fantasy land of Luster, Cara joins Lightfoot the unicorn in the search for Queen Arabella Skydancer."
  • "Having jumped into the fantasy land of Luster, Cara joins Lightfoot the unicorn in the search for Queen Arabella Skydancer."@en

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  • "Fantasy fiction"
  • "Juvenile works"
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  • "Fantasy"
  • "Fiction"
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  • "Into the Land of the Unicorns"@en
  • "Into the land of unicorns"@en
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  • "Into The Land Of The Unicorns - Book 1 The Unicorn Chronicles"@en
  • "Into the land of the unicorns. [1]"@en
  • "Into The Land of the Unicorns : The Unicorn Chronicles Bk.#1"
  • "In the Land of the Unicorns"@en
  • "Into the land of the unicorns Book 1"@en
  • "Into the land of the unicorns / #1"@en
  • "Into the Land of Unicorns"@en
  • "Into The Land Of The Unicorns"
  • "Into the land of the Unicorns : Book one of the Unicorn chronicles"@en

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