Moonsilver - (Unicorn's Secret) by Kathleen Duey (Paperback)

About the Book

A new fantasy quartet tells of Heart Trilby's quest to lead her beloved unicorn, Moonsilver, safely to the Mountains of the Moon, where unicorns are said to survive. In Book One, after Moonsilver is born from a mare Heart had rescued, Heart's guardian Simon Pratt plans to sell the mare and her disfigured foal. Heart runs away with both horses--and discovers Moonsilver is actually a unicorn. Illustrations.

Book Synopsis

Heart Trilby has no family. She lives a hard and lonely life in the dusty village of Ash Grove -- until she finds a scarred, skinny mare in the forest. Against the wishes of her guardian, mean-spirited Simon Pratt, Heart adopts the mare and names her Avamir. Heart is thrilled when she realizes Avamir is in foal. But when the colt is born weak and disfigured, Simon decides to sell Heart's beloved horses to be slaughtered by the town's soapmaker. Can Heart find a way to protect them -- and the only love she has ever known?

About the Author

Kathleen Duey (1950-2020) wrote the middle grade American Diaries and Survivors series, as well as the well-reviewed chapter book series The Unicorn's Secret and its companion series, The Faeries' Promise. She was also the National Book Award-nominated author of Skin Hunger. She lived in Fallbrook, California.