The Creature of the Pines

By: Adam Gidwitz

Narrated by: January LaVoy, Adam Gidwitz

A New York Times bestseller!
INCLUDES AN EXCLUSIVE BONUS STORY about the medieval Secret Order of the Unicorn!

Unicorns are real. (At least we think they are.)

Are you ready to protect the creatures of myth and legend? Then you belong in The Unicorn Rescue Society. HURRY–THE CREATURES NEED YOU!

Elliot Eisner isn't exactly thrilled with the first day at his new school. His class is going on a field trip to a creepy forest called the Pine Barrens. The trip is being led by Professor Fauna, the weirdest teacher Elliot has ever met. And the only kid who will talk to Elliot, Uchenna Devereaux, isn’t afraid of danger. She likes danger.

Elliot and Uchenna are about to become part of a secret group of adventurers, The Unicorn Rescue Society, whose goal is to protect and defend the world’s mythical creatures. Together with Professor Fauna, Elliot and Uchenna must help rescue a Jersey Devil from a duo of conniving, greedy billionaires, the Schmoke Brothers.

Join Elliot and Uchenna on their very first quest as members of the Unicorn Rescue Society in this fantasy-adventure series from Adam Gidwitz, the beloved bestselling and Newbery Honor-winning author of The Inquisitor's Tale and A Tale Dark & Grimm.

Critic reviews

A 2019 E.B. White Read-Aloud Award (Middle Reader) Finalist!
A Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year

Praise for the Unicorn Rescue Society series:

"As facts are interwoven and also combined with a multitude of puns, the narrative is informative and lighthearted.... Learning while laughing is the goal, and it is achieved." -School Library Journal

"An easy, fun hook for readers." - The New York Times Book Review

"A rollicking tale with engaging characters and an irresistible premise." -Booklist

My kids loved this book

I decided to try an audio book for the kids on a road trip, they loved it.

I’m so glad I found this it is so good.

I liked it it was very interesting but I don’t like the person who read it.

very interesting story, very short book

I enjoyed the story line, but the book was very short. hopefully the next book is longer.