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| Original Title: | The Unicorn Tree |
| ISBN: | 1986397998 (ISBN13: 9781986397995) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Cynthia Collins
Paperback | Pages: 252 pages Rating: 4.32 | 162 Users | 16 Reviews
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A teenage girl whose brother is lost at sea…the diary of a nineteenth-century woman…and the special place that binds them.Lisa Duncan, a seventeen-year-old high school senior, has an assignment to tour historic Mirabelle Manor, a large estate built in 1850 by a sea captain for his wife. During the tour, she begins to suspect that Mirabelle’s ghost is watching her. One of the items on display is a diary, open to a passage about going to a place called the unicorn tree to watch for ships. This appeals to Lisa whose brother is currently sailing across the Atlantic on a commemorative voyage. When news arrives that his ship is lost at sea, her interest in the diary deepens as the past and present lead her to discover what happened.
This new edition is significantly revised from the original version and is available in Kindle and paperback formats.
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| Title | : | The Unicorn Tree |
| Author | : | Cynthia Collins |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Revised Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 252 pages |
| Published | : | May 27th 2018 by CreateSpace (first published January 1st 2012) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Fantasy. Fiction. Adventure. New Adult. Childrens. Middle Grade |
Rating Out Of Books The Unicorn Tree
Ratings: 4.32 From 162 Users | 16 ReviewsAssess Out Of Books The Unicorn Tree
The Unicorn Tree takes place on the East Coast of the United States where it is common to see large estates that have been restored and are now open to the public. These places exude history that includes customs, styles, furniture, way of life, jobs, as well as the politics of the day. Just like the main character of 17-year-old Lisa Duncan, many schools assign a class to tour these homes and write reports about them. Just like the book's fictional estate of Mirabelle Manor, many house museumsThere is something so appealing about Young Adult fiction, there is an innocence to it that is always so endearing, and this is particularly true about 'The Unicorn Tree' by Cynthia Collins. In this beautifully written love story, two young girls separated by over 100 years are bound together by their eerily similar circumstances. Both have connections to the sea, and when present day Lisa's brother goes missing whilst sailing across the Atlantic, she finds herself more drawn to her historical
If this you put music on what you read it is better than what you create.
Cynthia Collins takes on a great perspective writing about the teenager Lisa. This story has a bit of a modern and historic touch, bouncing between Lisas story and Mirabelles diary.Collins ties the two together deftly as she sends Lisa on a journey to find the titular tree, a spot just for watching ships come in and out of the area.The story starts with and is fueled by Lisas brother (Matt) getting aboard a historic ship with intent to cross the Atlantic on it. Immediately after we find Lisa
A great read.
I received this Young Adult book as a Goodreads winner and am thrilled to recommend it for any age group. Lisa Duncan is a young girl doing an assignment for school about a large Estate built by a 19th century sea captain and his wife, the enigmatic Mirabelle. Mirabelle has left a diary which tells of a Unicorn Tree where she would wait for her husbands safe return from his voyages. As we hear that Lisa's brother is missing at sea the story follows her anger and fear and ultimately hope as she
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