Aquicorn Cove, Hardcover

Contributor(s):

• Author: Katie O'Neill
• Illustrator: Katie O'Neill

Unable to rely on the adults in her storm-ravaged seaside town, a young girl must protect a colony of magical seahorse-like creatures she discovers in the coral reef.

From the award-winning author of PRINCESS PRINCESS EVER AFTER and THE TEA DRAGON SOCIETY comes AQUICORN COVE, a heartfelt story about learning to be a guardian to yourself and those you love.

When Lana and her father return to their seaside hometown to help clear the debris of a big storm, Lana remembers how much she's missed the ocean--and the strong, reassuring presence of her aunt. As Lana explores the familiar beach, she discovers something incredible: a colony of Aquicorns, small magical seahorse-like creatures that live in the coral reef. Lana rescues an injured Aquicorn and cares for it with the help of her aunt, who may know more about these strange creatures than she's willing to admit. But when a second storm threatens to reach the town, choices made many years ago about how to coexist with the sea start to rise to the surface. Lana realizes she will need to find the strength to stand on her own, even when it means standing up to the people who she has always relied on to protect her.

"Readers will eagerly dive into O'Neill's latest world. Enchanting." -- KIRKUS
 
Review citations

• School Library Journal / Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended - pg. 66 - 07/01/2018
• School Library Journal / Exceptional Presentation - pg. 66 - 07/01/2018
• School Library Journal / Book Of Special Distinction - pg. 66 - 07/01/2018
• School Library Journal / Top 15 Book Of The Year - pg. 66 - 07/01/2018
• School Library Journal / Highly Recommended - pg. 66 - 07/01/2018
• Booklist - pg. 43 - 07/01/2018
• Kirkus Reviews - 08/15/2018