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Synopsis
*In this start to a hilarious middle-grade fantasy trilogy, Max Spencer discovers that a killer unicorn is hunting him.* It wasn't Max Spencer's idea to fight robots, lead an army, or save the world—it just so happens that he's the only living person who can read the most fantastical book ever written: The Codex of Infinite Knowability. The Codex is no ordinary book, and among other things, it describes a unicorn named Princess the Destroyer. Princess the Destroyer is no ordinary unicorn. She loves nothing more than hunting down, killing, and eating other creatures. After all, what's the point of having a sharp horn on your forehead if you don't use it for destructive purposes? And right now Princess has a very definite purpose: Find Max and retrieve the lost Codex for an evil sorcerer and his mysterious master. If she can do that, she's been promised an all-the-humans-you-can-eat buffet in Texas. Stuck in another world and with a carnivorous unicorn on his trail, Max must find the courage to save himself, his friends, and, oh yeah...the entire human race.
Is Bad Unicorn (Bad Unicorn #1) appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
This comedic middle grade fantasy features a carnivorous unicorn hunting the protagonist with implied violence (eating creatures), though treated humorously. Some mild peril and action sequences appropriate for the age group.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include animal death and violence.
Who'll love this
Kids will love the hilarious twist on unicorns as a dangerous predator hunts a regular kid who accidentally became the only person who can read a magical book.