Unicorn Riders Book 1: Quinn’s Riddles

By Aleesah Darlison
Illustrated by Jill Brailsford
Walker Books 2011
Paperback $7.50

This is the first in a series sure to lure girls beginning to read on their own. The four riders, Quinn, Willow, Krystal and Ellabeth, each have special talents, as do their unicorns. They are trained as trick riders by their leader, Jala, and are charged with caring for the kingdom of Avamay. When Queen Heart’s son is kidnapped the girls must follow a series of riddles into a dangerous confrontation to retrieve him, and Quinn faces some personal challenges, both emotional and physical, in the process. Fantasy, adventure and magic combined, with line drawings to capture the action. Ages eight to 11.