The beloved Lumberjanes leap from the graphic novels into an illustrated middle-grade adventure filled with friendship, summer camp, magical creatures, and unicorns.
Welcome to Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's Camp for Hardcore Lady Types, where the five scouts of Roanoke cabin are always ready for adventure. Best friends Jo, April, Molly, Mal, and Ripley spend their summers earning badges, exploring the woods, testing the patience of their no-nonsense counselor Jen, and investigating the supernatural mysteries hidden around their unusual camp.
When challenge-loving April leads the group up the tallest mountain they have ever seen, the hike quickly becomes anything but ordinary. Ominous signs warn them to turn back, the mountaintop belongs to the ancient Cloud People, and a herd of unicorns may be far more dangerous than anyone expected.
Written by Mariko Tamaki and featuring black-and-white illustrations by Gus Allen, Lumberjanes: Unicorn Power! brings the humor, inclusive friendship, magical mayhem, and adventurous spirit of the bestselling graphic novels to a brand-new prose story.
Perfect for readers ages 8 to 12 who enjoy funny fantasy, strong friendships, summer camp stories, and supernatural adventures, this is the first book in the four-volume Lumberjanes illustrated novel series. Continue the adventures in The Moon Is Up, The Good Egg, and Ghost Cabin, plus The Lumberjanes BEASTiary.
Praise
**STARRED REVIEW**Kirkus
"Without missing a beat, this novelization has successfully sustained the fun, feminist feel and lively vernacular of the beloved graphic-novel series, a notable feat...With its just-right blend of giggleworthy jokes, LGBTQ-positive characters, and affirmative emphasis on friendship, this middle-grade charmer can make even the coldest, bleakest day feel like a sunny day at summer camp."
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“…the series emphasizes the same values of inclusion, friendship, and teamwork that infuse the Lumberjanes comics.”Publishers Weekly, Sally Lodge
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"Fans familiar with the comic series will find all five of the girls fully presented here . . . readers of the series will still want to accompany the girls on another adventure, and newbies to the quintet’s hijinks may find this an appealing invitation to the comics."Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
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"Full of puns, adventure, magical creatures, and girl power aplenty, this novel offers middle-grade readers a new way to enjoy Lumberjanes . . . Tamaki expertly captures the tone of the series, in both its manic plots and its narrative style, and she adds in some meaningful backstory and conflict."Booklist
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"Mariko Tamaki's novelization brings the Lumberjanes from comic books to fiction in Lumberjanes: Unicorn Power! Enhanced with fantastic illustrations by Brooke Allen, one of the creators of the Lumberjanes comics, Unicorn Power is a hilarious and thoughtfully modern take on the classic summer camp adventure that is destined to delight."Shelf Awareness
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"The well-developed characters portray strong female role models who value friendship. The characters exhibit equality and acceptance between girls of different ethnicities and sexual orientation in a subtle manner. This fast-paced novel seamlessly mixes fantasy, adventure, and just plain fun!"School Library Connection
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