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Synopsis
Despite strange dreams and her ailing father's firm belief in the family lore of a long-ago ancestor's connection to the mythical unicorn, fifteen-year-old New Yorker Elayne remains skeptical until, during a school visit to the unicorn tapestries in the Cloisters, she finds herself entering a tumulteous world where she must fulfill the legacy of her ancestors by taming the unicorn and bringing a tyrant to justice.
Is The Hunt of the Unicorn appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A middle grade portal fantasy where a New York teen enters a medieval world through the Cloisters' unicorn tapestries to fulfill an ancestral prophecy. Expect mild fantasy peril and adventure appropriate for ages 10+.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.
Who'll love this
Readers who love portal fantasies with unicorns and heroic quests will enjoy following Elayne as she discovers her magical heritage and fights a tyrant in another world.