Last of the Unicorns

By Katharine Derrick

Prince Joe and Princess Samantha have been reading The Book of Secrets and have discovered the whereabouts of the famed winged unicorns. They need rescuing but who will get there first? Who is Chris? And will Prince Joe's sisters jeopardize the mission?
An original fairy tale for children aged 6-11 and the third book in Witch Duff's Book of Secrets. A perfect book to read aloud to younger children, and an introduction to chapter books for older children. Also an excellent option for parents struggling to find suitable reading material for young but advanced readers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Katharine Derrick
• Release date: Aug 3, 2020
• ISBN: 9780473299774

Katharine Derrick

Katharine Derrick is a New Zealand writer, writing mainly for children and young adults. As well as having her original fairy tales available through various ebook stores, she has also been published in: Brian Edwards 'Top of the Morning' Book of Incredibly Short Stories, Shortland Publications, Learning Media and as Kathryn Jenkins at www.flash-frontier.com.She is currently working on a fantasy novel for ages 9-12 and, when time permits, reviews New Zealand children's books and interviews their authors at www.nzchildrensbookreviews.wordpress.com.

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The Last of the Unicorns

By Katharine Derrick

The Last of the Unicorns

Text Copyright © 2010 Katharine Derrick

Cover Illustration by SusiG

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission of the copyright holder and the publisher, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review.

ISBN: 978-0-473-29977-4

All characters and events in this publication are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

To my three girls who have always encouraged me to write.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Stable Boy

Chapter 2: The Riddle

Chapter 3: The Key

Chapter 4: Into the Forest

Chapter 5: The Unicorns

Chapter 1: The Stable Boy

Prince Joe strode into the stables, whistling. Aunt Daisy had let him and Samantha take turns at reading The Book of Secrets