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By Adam Gidwitz
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    About The Creature of the Pines

    A New York Times bestseller!

    Unicorns are real.     (At least we think they are.)
     
    Are you ready to protect the creatures of myth and legend? Then you belong in The Unicorn Rescue Society. HURRY–THE CREATURES NEED YOU!
     
    Elliot Eisner isn’t exactly thrilled with the first day at his new school. His class is going on a field trip to a creepy forest called the Pine Barrens. The trip is being led by Professor Fauna, the weirdest teacher
    Elliot has ever met. And the only kid who will talk to Elliot, Uchenna Devereaux, isn’t afraid of danger. She likes danger.
     
    Elliot and Uchenna are about to become part of a secret group of adventurers, The Unicorn Rescue Society, whose goal is to protect and defend the world’s mythical creatures. Together with Professor Fauna, Elliot and Uchenna must help rescue a Jersey Devil from a duo of conniving, greedy billionaires, the Schmoke Brothers.
     
    Join Elliot and Uchenna on their very first quest as members of the Unicorn Rescue Society in this fantasy-adventure series from Adam Gidwitz, the beloved bestselling and Newbery Honor-winning author of The Inquisitors Tale and A Tale Dark & Grimm.

    Illustrated throughout, this is the perfect fit for newly independent readers looking for a story full of adventure, fun, and friendship.

    About The Creature of the Pines

    A New York Times bestseller!

    Unicorns are real.     (At least we think they are.)
     
    Are you ready to protect the creatures of myth and legend? Then you belong in The Unicorn Rescue Society. HURRY–THE CREATURES NEED YOU!
     
    Elliot Eisner isn’t exactly thrilled with the first day at his new school. His class is going on a field trip to a creepy forest called the Pine Barrens. The trip is being led by Professor Fauna, the weirdest teacher
    Elliot has ever met. And the only kid who will talk to Elliot, Uchenna Devereaux, isn’t afraid of danger. She likes danger.
     
    Elliot and Uchenna are about to become part of a secret group of adventurers, The Unicorn Rescue Society, whose goal is to protect and defend the world’s mythical creatures. Together with Professor Fauna, Elliot and Uchenna must help rescue a Jersey Devil from a duo of conniving, greedy billionaires, the Schmoke Brothers.
     
    Join Elliot and Uchenna on their very first quest as members of the Unicorn Rescue Society in this fantasy-adventure series from Adam Gidwitz, the beloved bestselling and Newbery Honor-winning author of The Inquisitors Tale and A Tale Dark & Grimm.

    Illustrated throughout, this is the perfect fit for newly independent readers looking for a story full of adventure, fun, and friendship.

    About The Creature of the Pines

    A New York Times bestseller!

    Unicorns are real.     (At least we think they are.)
     
    Are you ready to protect the creatures of myth and legend? Then you belong in The Unicorn Rescue Society. HURRY–THE CREATURES NEED YOU!
     
    Elliot Eisner isn’t exactly thrilled with the first day at his new school. His class is going on a field trip to a creepy forest called the Pine Barrens. The trip is being led by Professor Fauna, the weirdest teacher
    Elliot has ever met. And the only kid who will talk to Elliot, Uchenna Devereaux, isn’t afraid of danger. She likes danger.
     
    Elliot and Uchenna are about to become part of a secret group of adventurers, The Unicorn Rescue Society, whose goal is to protect and defend the world’s mythical creatures. Together with Professor Fauna, Elliot and Uchenna must help rescue a Jersey Devil from a duo of conniving, greedy billionaires, the Schmoke Brothers.
     
    Join Elliot and Uchenna on their very first quest as members of the Unicorn Rescue Society in this fantasy-adventure series from Adam Gidwitz, the beloved bestselling and Newbery Honor-winning author of The Inquisitors Tale and A Tale Dark & Grimm.

    Illustrated throughout, this is the perfect fit for newly independent readers looking for a story full of adventure, fun, and friendship.

    About The Creature of the Pines

    A New York Times bestseller!

    Unicorns are real.     (At least we think they are.)
     
    Are you ready to protect the creatures of myth and legend? Then you belong in The Unicorn Rescue Society. HURRY–THE CREATURES NEED YOU!
     
    Elliot Eisner isn’t exactly thrilled with the first day at his new school. His class is going on a field trip to a creepy forest called the Pine Barrens. The trip is being led by Professor Fauna, the weirdest teacher
    Elliot has ever met. And the only kid who will talk to Elliot, Uchenna Devereaux, isn’t afraid of danger. She likes danger.
     
    Elliot and Uchenna are about to become part of a secret group of adventurers, The Unicorn Rescue Society, whose goal is to protect and defend the world’s mythical creatures. Together with Professor Fauna, Elliot and Uchenna must help rescue a Jersey Devil from a duo of conniving, greedy billionaires, the Schmoke Brothers.
     
    Join Elliot and Uchenna on their very first quest as members of the Unicorn Rescue Society in this fantasy-adventure series from Adam Gidwitz, the beloved bestselling and Newbery Honor-winning author of The Inquisitors Tale and A Tale Dark & Grimm.

    Illustrated throughout, this is the perfect fit for newly independent readers looking for a story full of adventure, fun, and friendship.

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    About Adam Gidwitz

    Adam Gidwitz taught in Brooklyn for eight years. Now, he writes full-time—which means he writes a couple of hours a day, and lies on the couch staring at the ceiling the rest of the time. As is the case with… More about Adam Gidwitz

    About Adam Gidwitz

    Adam Gidwitz taught in Brooklyn for eight years. Now, he writes full-time—which means he writes a couple of hours a day, and lies on the couch staring at the ceiling the rest of the time. As is the case with… More about Adam Gidwitz

    About Adam Gidwitz

    Adam Gidwitz taught in Brooklyn for eight years. Now, he writes full-time—which means he writes a couple of hours a day, and lies on the couch staring at the ceiling the rest of the time. As is the case with… More about Adam Gidwitz

    About Adam Gidwitz

    Adam Gidwitz taught in Brooklyn for eight years. Now, he writes full-time—which means he writes a couple of hours a day, and lies on the couch staring at the ceiling the rest of the time. As is the case with… More about Adam Gidwitz

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Aug 06, 2019 | 192 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | 7-10 years | ISBN 9780735231726

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $14.99
    Published by Dutton Books for Young Readers
    Apr 10, 2018 | 192 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | 7-10 years | ISBN 9780735231702

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Dutton Books for Young Readers
    Apr 10, 2018 | 192 Pages | 7-10 years | ISBN 9780735231719

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Audiobook Download | $11.00
    Published by Listening Library (Audio)
    Apr 10, 2018 | 132 Minutes | 7-10 years | ISBN 9780525530367

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    Praise

    A 2019 E.B. White Read-Aloud Award (Middle Reader) Finalist!
    A Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year

    Praise for the Unicorn Rescue Society series:

    “As facts are interwoven and also combined with a multitude of puns, the narrative is informative and lighthearted…. Learning while laughing is the goal, and it is achieved.” –School Library Journal

    “An easy, fun hook for readers.” – The New York Times Book Review

    “A rollicking tale with engaging characters and an irresistible premise.” –Booklist

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