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In Bruce Coville’s children’s fantasy, Cara travels to Luster, a mystical realm inhabited by unicorns. She undertakes a dangerous journey to rescue her grandmother, The Wanderer, and liberate the unicorn Queen, hoping to release her and allow the Queen to die.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Bruce Coville
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