Unicorn NOT Wanted

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For National Curriculum Key Stage 1

Easy-peasy, right? All she needs is a long silky mane, a glowing horn, and the ability to do magic! And it will be set where you definitely won’t find unicorns. Unicorn NOT Wanted is a novel take on unicorn stories, set in the wild west! Her hobbies of drawing and reading graphic novels are woven naturally throughout the story as a whole, adding to the richness of characterization. But all of Peggy's attempts to turn into a unicorn go hilariously wrong. A unicorn arrives in disguise as a horse on the first pages, but when her hat is removed and her horn exposed, chaos ensues.

Published on 4 October 2018 by Hachette Children's Group (Orchard Books) in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Pug Who Wanted to.

• THE ULTIMATE EMPATHY READ: The unicorn horn in this book is a perfect symbol for all the ways every young person feels strange, different, or unusual in any way.
• RELATABLE FAMILY ISSUES: Jewel’s family deals with situations that will be very familiar to most readers: high hopes for the future, never having enough money, and the distance between what we want and what we have.
• The family dynamics are relatable, too: Jewel’s single mom works a low-paying job, and they live in an apartment with Jewel’s grandma.
• UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTERS: Readers won’t want to leave this world behind!
• A RICH, FANTASTIC FANTASY: At the heart of this book is a rich, multi-layered fantasy adventure that will have all readers thinking twice about the stories they read, the friends they have, and the superpowers they may not even know they possess.
• The main characters and the families in this book are real, warmly drawn, and endlessly relatable.
• The warmth of this family despite their difficulties will stay with readers long after they close the cover.
• Readers will return to the book just to live in the world for a little bit longer.
• IRRESISTIBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA: Catty ex-friends, terrifyingly unapproachable boys, embarrassing dance proposals, inspirational teachers—this book has all the hallmarks of everyone’s favorite middle grade fare.