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Young James, an earl’s son, is a bit bothersome and always asking the oddest questions. Desperate, his mother sends him off to be educated at Cranford Abbey, hoping the strict regimen will do him a world of good. But Cranford Abbey has been falling into disrepair. The newly appointed Abbot Aelian takes it upon himself to save the abbey with the use of his secret weapon: a recipe for golden apple cider passed down in his family for many generations. Abbot Aelian has everything he needs—almost. One obstacle stands in his way: unicorns that happen to feast specifically on the golden apples. Abbot Aelian and his monks try to form a battalion to fight off the beasts; next they import heroes to fight for them. But the heroes run off, monks are injured, and a herd of ravenous unicorns continue munching. James, however, knows a small hero who possesses the skill to tame the beasts. It is up to James to convince the reluctant abbot, and not only save Cranford Abbey but hopefully find a way to return home.
- Sales Rank: #1036340 in Books
- Brand: HarperCollins Christian Pub.
- Published on: 2016-01-05
- Released on: 2016-01-05
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.39" h x .47" w x 5.47" l, .40 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 192 pages
About the Author
Jane has been called the Hans Christian Andersen of America and the Aesop of the twentieth century. She sets the highest standard for the industry, not only in the meaningful body of work she has created, but also in her support of fellow authors and artists. Her books range from the bestselling How Do Dinosaurs series to the Caldecott winning Owl Moon to popular novels such as The Devil’s Arithmetic, Snow in Summer, and The Young Merlin Trilogy, to award-winning books of poetry such as Grumbles from the Forest, and A Mirror to Nature. In all, she has written over 335 books (she’s lost count), won numerous awards (one even set her good coat on fire), and has been given six honorary doctorates in literature. For more information, please visit www.janeyolen.com.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Different, but good!
By Lindsey Z. from Books for Christian Girls
About this book:
“It never was a fair fight.
Young James, the duke’s son, asks too many questions. At least that’s what everyone at Callander Castle thinks after all but the last of his tutors quit and his uncle ships him off to be educated at Cranford Abbey. Unfortunately, the once-beautiful abbey has problems of its own, including cracked walls, a leaking roof, and shattered stained glass windows. Not to mention the pesky herd of unicorns that continues to enter the abbey’s orchards and claim them as their own.
The only hope to save the abbey, it seems, is money raised by Abbot Aelian’s golden apple cider, made from a recipe passed down in his family for generations. But that means getting rid of the orchard’s unwelcome visitors. And as everyone knows, unicorns have very sharp horns. Monks do not.
James has an idea that could help defeat these hungry beasts, but first must find someone to listen to him. For once, he might be the only one asking the right questions. And the only one who knows the perfect hero for the job.”
Series: It is a stand-alone as of now.
Spiritual Content- Abbots, monks and priests; Mentions of those in the Bible; Mentions of prayers & praying; The golden apples are called Hosanna golden apples because the first abbot said “Hosanna!” when he saw them; A mention of a painting of unicorns being in Eden; The monks believe that the unicorn is “thought to be the animal avatar of the Christ”; Mentions of being in the Saviour’s footsteps; James asks “Did Lucifer hurt anyone when he fell to earth?” and other questions about heaven;
*Note: A mention or two of magic, wizardry and incantation; When James sees something he doesn’t recognize “Or perhaps it’s the Wild Hunt headed by Herne the Hunter, who goes racing through the forest hunting down the souls of the damned, the Hound of Hell, baying at his horse’s feet.”; a unicorn is called a “horned imp of Satan!”.
Negative Content- A mention or two of a unicorn’s sharp horn & them piercing monks; A mention that “”Apple pudding” was something frightened children did in their pants.”.
Sexual Content- On the topic of women in the abbey: “And a maiden—as any fool could tell you—is never allowed in a monastery or on monastery lands. No girls. None. Never. It’s an absolute rule.”; James asks where babies come from (no one really answers but there are mumbles about a stork or a cabbage patch, which James doesn’t buy), James then wonders if the monks would know.
-James, age 9
P.O.V. of James with the first three chapters in a story-telling way
Set in the 1600s (I’m guessing on this)
368 pages
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Pre Teens- Four Stars
New Teens- Four Stars (and a half)
Early High School Teens- Four Stars (and a half)
Older High School Teens- Four Stars
My personal Rating- Four Stars
I could fill this review with a lot of My Little Pony references...
“A Plague of Unicorns” was aimed for a much younger audience then I normally read (it even had pictures/illustrations!) but I really enjoyed it! I wasn’t quite sure what to expect but I thought I would give it a try. It was so cute! I really liked James’ personality and though the writing style was different, I liked it too!
“”If I didn’t ask questions, how would I know when I had the wrong answers?””
We like how you think James, you just got 20% cooler. ;D
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
*I received this book for free from the Publisher (Zonderkidz) for this review.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Book Review: A Plague of Unicorns
By Brittany
A Plague of Unicorns
Author: Jane Yolen
Age Range: 8 – 12 years
Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Zonderkidz (December 23, 2014)
Blurb:
Young James, an earl’s son, is a bit bothersome and always asking the oddest questions. In despair—the last of James’ tutors having quit—his mother sends him off to be educated at Cranford Abbey. She feels the strict regimen will do him a world of good. But Cranford Abbey has its own problems. It has been falling into disrepair. The newly appointed Abbot Aelian takes it upon himself to save the abbey with the use of his secret weapon: a recipe for golden apple cider passed down in his family for many generations. He believes that by making and selling the cider, the monks will raise necessary funds to restore the abbey to its former glory. Abbot Aelian has everything he needs—almost. One obstacle stands in his way, unicorns that happen to feast specifically on the golden apples. Abbot Aelian and his men must fight off the unicorns to make the cider. He and the monks try to form a battalion to fight off the beasts; next they import heroes to fight for them. But the heroes run off, monks are injured, and a herd of ravenous unicorns continue munching. After no success, the abbot finally calls upon the most unlikely of heroes, one suggested by no other than young James. That hero is small and unprepossessing but possesses the skill to tame the beasts. Though wildly skeptical, Abbot Aelian must risk everything and believe in this recommended stranger or risk the fall of Cranford Abbey.
Meet the Author:
Jane Yolen has been called the Hans Christian Andersen of America and the Aesop of the twentieth century. She sets the highest standard for the industry, not only in the meaningful body of work she has created, but also in her support of fellow authors and artists. Her books range from the bestselling How Do Dinosaurs series to the Caldecott winning Owl Moon to popular novels such as The Devil’s Arithmetic, Snow in Summer, and The Young Merlin Trilogy, to award-winning books of poetry such as Grumbles from the Forest, and A Mirror to Nature. In all, she has written over 335 books (she’s lost count), won numerous awards (one even set her good coat on fire), and has been given six honorary doctorates in literature.
Connect with her here!
My Review:
Thought I’d expand my book reviews and give juvenile fiction a go. Jane Yolen’s medieval tale is told in a style very much like those of fables and fairy tales. This novel is brief, but Yolen quickly gains her reader’s interest and sympathy. She packs in plenty of humor and adventure. Illustrations are included throughout the text that adds extra appeal. Parents should love the main character, doesn’t show even a hint of sarcasm. Parents this is a great book for your children.
Disclosure:
I received this book free from the publisher through the Book look bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
Happy Reading!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Not up to Yolen's usual standard
By AshleeW
A short and sweet read that my almost-8-year-old son really enjoyed. The story itself was a very good one, although I’ll admit it didn’t live up to its potential in many ways. Though Jane Yolen is considered a living classic, more or less, I found this book didn’t live up to her normal standards. She committed several faux pas that were hard to get past. For instance, the first three chapters were mere set-up for the “real story” of the rest of the book. I didn’t even feel an ounce of sympathy or true, personal interest in the story until the fourth chapter when we at last meet the main character, James.
My son enjoyed the story, it’s true, but he’s eight, and a boy, and much easier to please than I am. He doesn’t know that saying things like “the cape was rent and torn” is repetitious, and something a seasoned author should know better than to say. And while he didn’t complain about the extraordinarily long sentences throughout the book, I noticed he had many moments of confusion as to what exactly was happening in the story, and I did a lot of explaining along the way. This is a boy who has been reading The Chronicles of Narnia to himself since he was five. He’s not easily confused, let’s just put it that way.
As I said, though, the story itself was a good one. There were so many great, magical elements in it. And with monks being some of the main characters, mentions of God and godly virtues were prevalent, which I loved. However, all the things I liked about this book seemed to stop short before they reached their full potential. The parts that sparked my imagination ended up falling flat because the author didn’t do enough about them, or show enough about them.
I also found it a bit odd that James himself, our main character, ended up not doing anything much at all. He called on someone else, in the end, to take care of the unicorn problem. He didn’t end up being much of a hero at all. If I had been able to sympathize with him a bit more, I would have forgiven him his unheroism a bit quicker. But alas, I couldn’t even do that.
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