The creature of the pines

Title
The creature of the pines

Personal Author EPSB
Adam, Gidwitz

Summary
"Elliot Eisner isn't exactly excited about starting at a brand-new school in a brand-new town; he'd much rather stay at home and read a book. But things take an unexpected turn when he finds out his weird new teacher, Professor Fauna, has planned a field trip for Elliot's very first day. Along with a new friend - brave, outspoken Uchenna Devereaux - Elliot gets caught up in 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. Unicorn Rescue Society is an exciting and hilarious new series about friendship, adventure, and mythical creatures from around the world by Newbery Honor-winning author Adam Gidwitz teamed up with Mixtape Club founders Jesse Casey and Chris Smith"--FantasticFiction.com.

Year Published
2018-2019

Series
Unicorn Rescue Society ;

Volume
book 1

Physical Description
177 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Note
Map on endpapers.
 
"First published in the United States of America by Dutton Children's Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC, 2018." -- T.p. verso.
 
"Created by Jesse Casey, Adam Gidwitz, and Chris Smith."

Age Interest level
Ages 7-10.

Grade Interest level
Middle grade.

Title Subject
Jersey devil -- Fiction.
 
Jersey devil.

Subject
Animals, Mythical -- Fiction.
 
Friendship -- Fiction.
 
Adventure stories.
 
Animals, Mythical.
 
Friendship.

Genre
Fiction.
 
Juvenile works.

Added Author
Aly, Hatem,
 
Casey, Jesse,
 
Smith, Chris Lenox,

Summary
"Elliot Eisner isn't exactly excited about starting at a brand-new school in a brand-new town; he'd much rather stay at home and read a book. But things take an unexpected turn when he finds out his weird new teacher, Professor Fauna, has planned a field trip for Elliot's very first day. Along with a new friend - brave, outspoken Uchenna Devereaux - Elliot gets caught up in 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. Unicorn Rescue Society is an exciting and hilarious new series about friendship, adventure, and mythical creatures from around the world by Newbery Honor-winning author Adam Gidwitz teamed up with Mixtape Club founders Jesse Casey and Chris Smith"--FantasticFiction.com.

ISBN
9780735231726

Publisher
New York : Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, New York, [2019].
 
©2018


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