SKANDAR AND THE UNICORN THIEF

SKANDAR AND THE UNICORN THIEFSkandar Smith has always yearned to leave the Mainland and escape to the secretive Island, where wild unicorns roam free. He's spent years studying for his Hatchery exam, the annual test that selects a handful of Mainlander thirteen year olds to train to become unicorn riders. But on the day of Skandar's exam, things go horribly wrong, and his hopes are shattered . . . until a mysterious figure knocks on his door at midnight, bearing a message:

Skandar Smith has always yearned to leave the Mainland and escape to the secretive Island, where wild unicorns roam free. He's spent years studying for his Hatchery exam, the annual test that selects a handful of Mainlander thirteen-year-olds to train to become unicorn riders. But on the day of Skandar's exam, things go horribly wrong, and his hopes are shattered . . . until a mysterious figure knocks on his door at midnight, bearing a message: theIsland is in peril and Skandar must answer its call. Skandar is thrust into a world of epic sky battles, dangerous clashes with wild unicorns, and rumors of ashadowy villain amassing a unicorn army. And the closer Skandar grows to his newfound friends and community of riders, the harder it becomes to keep his secrets--especially when he discovers their lives may all be in graver danger than he ever imagined.