The Unicorn Chronicles
by Bruce Coville
This series is an absolute treat. I recommend it to any middle school girl for summer reading!
Help Cara save the unicorns as she travels from Earth to their hidden world of Luster, where she makes new friends who save her from perils and help her complete her quest. Along the way Cara begins to learn things about her own past, including things about her Grandmother whom she had to leave on Earth. Her quest carries her across the land of Luster to reach the Queen at court. During their adventure Cara and her friends face many perils including an attack from the delvers - ancient enemies of the unicorns - and being captured by the vicious dragon Firethroat.
This grueling adventure is fun for everyone and continues in three more books! Join Cara as she helps save the unicorns and uncovers many deep and dark secrets about herself!
Blackbird House
by Alice Hoffman
If you're looking for the perfect beach read this summer here it is. This quick little book is one of the best she has ever written (in my own opinion).
It follows the story of a house built by a poor fishing family with a wife who impatiently waits for her husband and son to come back. With each new inhabitant of this little seas-side house we learn a new way to love. Each person who lives there carries a different story with them, adding to the magic. From the fisherman's wife to the mysterious man in the end, this book pulls you through the lives of many people who needed Blackbird House to learn to love again.
This book will bring you through a torrent of different feelings. It moves you in so many different ways it's hard to tell exactly what you'll feel next. But I suppose that's part of it's magic.
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