The Unicorn Rescue Society: The Basque Dragon (Unicorn RescueSociety, #2) by Adam Gidwitz, illustrated by Hatem Aly and Jesse Casey, 178
pages. Dutton Children’s Books
(Penguin), 2018. $15.
Content: Language: G; Mature Content: G;
Violence: G.
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL –
ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH.
Uchenna and Elliott work with Professor Flora
in the Unicorn Rescue Society that helps mythical creatures. This time, there is a Herensuge dragon that
has gone missing from his home and the three society members travel to the
Basque Mountains to investigate. As they
follow the clues, they are led to a factory owned by the evil Schmoke
brothers. The kids work with the
Professor and find the Herensuge who is being used for pharmaceutical reasons. Together they must figure out how to help the
dragon return to the safety of his home in the mountains.
My ten- year-old son loves this series and at
night when we are reading he begs for one more chapter. The characters are funny (great dialogue) and
easy to relate to and the little illustrations throughout are great. Elliot’s sarcasm reflects what someone might
think or feel if put in his same situations and my son relates to him. The story line moves quickly and Professor
Fona is a fun kind of kooky and he reminds me of Doc from Back to the
Future.
Reviewer, C. Peterson
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