By Abi Elphinstone (author) Part of the Ember Spark series
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The third title in this magical series filled with adventure, wonder and edge-of-your-seat excitement, set in a world of daring dragons and magical maladies by the best-selling author of Sky Song, Abi Elphinstone . . .
Ember Spark, apprentice vet to magical creatures, is off on her next adventure. When a unicorn comes out of hiding to ask her for help, Ember realizes that it's not just one but ALL of the magical creatures that are in danger. And with a new arch-villain, Tabitha Bone, hot on Ember's heels, there's a whole lot at stake . . .
Praise for Ember Spark:
'This new fantasy series for younger readers is bubbling with action and imagination... A joy.' - The Daily Mail
'Elphinstone has the confidence to embrace fantasy's most popular tropes - unicorns, dragons, dark-hearted villains - and make them thoroughly her own.' - The Telegraph
'A total masterclass in high-action, high-stakes, high-fun adventure.' - Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse
'Quirky and magical, this wonderful adventure proves what everyone should know - Abi Elphinstone is a writer to be cherished.' - Phil Earle, author of When the Sky Falls
'Ember Spark herself is a wonderful heroine - she's brave, curious and always up for an adventure.' - Katie Tsang, author of the Dragon Realm series
'I adored Ember Spark. Abi is a master storyteller . . . she's created a thrilling adventure fizzing with heart and magic and wonder.' - Zohra Nabi, author of The Kingdom over the Sea
'Kids are going to go wild for this joyful, moving, thrill-ride of a book, guaranteed to leave you smiling. Every word is magic.' - Lauren St John, author of The White Giraffe series
'Sure to ignite any reader's imagination and warm their heart. Wonderful and wonder-filled!' Andy Shepherd, author of The Boy who Grew Dragons
'Utterly charming, wonderfully wild and sprinkled with gutsy characters, dastardly villains & magical creatures galore . . .' - Jo Clarke, author of The Travelling School Mysteries
'Ember Spark is bursting with adventure, magic & that very special Abi Elphinstone sparkle . . .' - Mel Taylor-Bessent, author of The Christmas Carrolls
Abi Elphinstone grew up in Scotland where she spent most of her childhood running wild across the moors, hiding in tree houses and building dens in the woods. After being coaxed out of her tree house, she studied English at Bristol University and then worked as an English teacher in Tanzania, Berkshire and London. Abi has written numerous much-loved middle grade novels and picture books and has been shortlisted for multiple awards.
When she's not writing, Abi can be found working for The Lamp Of Lothian Trust and scrambling up Scottish mountains with her husband and three little kids. One day, she hopes to welcome a highland cow called Hagrid to the family...
She is the author of The Dreamsnatcher, The Shadow Keeper and The Night Spinner ; a series of fast-paced adventure books for 8-12 year olds which follow Moll, Sid, Alfie and a wildcat, Gryff, as they search for the Amulets of Truth to stop a group of sinister witchdoctors taking over their world. She is also the curator of the anthology Winter Magic .
Her 2018 book Sky Song was a snow-swept tale of adventure and friendship. The book was a Waterstones Book of the Month and was also shortlisted for the Independent Bookshop Week Book Award and the Sainsbury Children’s Book Award for Fiction as well as being longlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award and nominated for the Carnegie Medal. The Times has praised Abi has ‘a worthy successor to CS Lewis’ and The Guardian described Sky Song as ‘a truly magical tale’.
Abi’s series The Unmapped Chronicles is an epic and wide-reaching new series of interlinked standalone novels about magical kingdoms which coexist alongside our continents and hold all the magic needed to conjure sunlight, snow, rain and every untold wonder behind the weather for them. Abi released a World Book Day book, Everdark , in March 2019. Everdark is a prequel to The Unmapped Chronicles .
Abi volunteers for Beanstalk charity, is a patron for the brilliant Grimm & Co and is heavily involved in campaigning for Authors4Oceans. When she's not writing, Abi enjoys speaking in schools and travels the world looking for her next story. Her latest adventures include living with the Kazakh Eagle Hunters in Mongolia and dog-sledging across the Arctic.
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The third title in this magical series filled with adventure, wonder and edge-of-your-seat excitement, set in a world of daring dragons and magical maladies by the best-selling author of Sky Song, Abi Elphinstone . . . Ember Spark, apprentice vet to magical creatures, is off on her next adventure.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Ember Spark and the Unicorn's Secret and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
Ember Spark and the Unicorn's Secret features in the following genres: Featured Books for 7+ readers, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Fantasy / Magical, Animal Stories, Romance / Relationship Stories, Mystery / Mythology, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Dragons, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Magical realism / Magical fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Supernatural and mythological creatures, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage: General interest
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Ember Spark and the Unicorn's Secret was written by Abi Elphinstone and published by Simon & Schuster Children's an imprint of Simon & Schuster UK
Ember Spark and the Unicorn's Secret has 212 pages
Yes it is part of Ember Spark series
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