The Unicorn (Fairy Realm Series #6) by Emily Rodda, Raoul Vitale (Illustrator)

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Synopsis

In Jessie's last visit to the Fairy Realm she discovered a part of the Realm she had never seen before. And she helped the rainbow fairies find a lost treasure.

Now the Realm is in tremendous danger. And so is the human world! The evil creatures of the Outlands are planning an attack. So Jessie must make an impossible decision. Should she try to save the human world, or the Realm? She knows she can't save both. Or can she — with the help of the powerful unicorns? But the unicorns are such secretive creatures. Can Jessie possibly convince them to help?

Annotation

When wicked Queen Valda of the Outlands threatens both the Fairy Realm and the human world, Jessie seeks the help of the unicorns.

Heidi Hauser Green - Children's Literature

Jessie awakens before dawn with the sense that something is not right. She finds her grandmother also awake and also sensing that something is amiss. Jessie's grandmother is the former queen of the fairy world, who left that place for Jessie's grandfather. The pair, worried that something is wrong in the fairies' land, decides to travel there quickly to check that everything is all right. When her grandmother is called to the hospital due to a friend's emergency, Jessie decides to make the trip on her own. The news is not good. Outlanders are trying to break into the fairy world. Worse yet—when she returns to tell her grandmother, Jessie is trapped by Valda, the wicked leader of the Outlanders! Jessie must decide between saving her own world or the world of the fairies, and she must try to engage the help of their most powerful allies, the unicorns. It won't be easy, but it's her only chance to save both worlds! Although this book is number six in The Fairy Realm series, it reads well as a stand-alone novel. Readers are sure to be eager to read other books in the series and to continue to accompany Jessie on her adventures in both the human and fairy worlds. 2004, HarperCollins, Ages 8 to 12.

Biography

Emily Rodda has written many books for children, including Finders Keepers, which School Library journal dubbed "a lively adventure," and several novels about the likable hero Rowan. The first of these novels, Rowan of Rin, won the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for Younger Readers Award when it was first published. In fact, Emily Rodda has won the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award an unprecedented five times. A former editor, Ms. Rodda is also the best-selling author of adult mysteries under the name Jennifer Rowe. She lives in Australia.