Platte F Clark

Bad Unicorn Platte F Clark

Brief Description: Max Spencer is an underachiever but when a carnivorous unicorn, Princess the Destroyer, and an evil wizard, Rezormoor, bring him, the only one who can read the legendary Codex of Infinite Knowability, to their magical realm, he must find the courage to save himself, his friends, and the entire human race. Marc Notes: Max Spencer is an underachiever but when a carnivorous unicorn, Princess the Destroyer, and an evil wizard, Rezormoor, bring him, the only one who can read the legendary Codex of Infinite Knowability, to their magical realm, he must find the courage to save himself, his friends, and the entire human race.; Ages 8-12. Publisher Marketing: In this start to a hilarious middle-grade fantasy trilogy, Max Spencer discovers that a killer unicorn is hunting him. It wasn't Max Spencer's idea to fight robots, lead an army, or save the world--it just so happens that he's the only living person who can read the most fantastical book ever written: The Codex of Infinite Knowability. The Codex is no ordinary book, and among other things, it describes a unicorn named Princess the Destroyer. Princess the Destroyer is no ordinary unicorn. She loves nothing more than hunting down, killing, and eating other creatures. After all, what's the point of having a sharp horn on your forehead if you don't use it for destructive purposes? And right now Princess has a very definite purpose: Find Max and retrieve the lost Codex for an evil sorcerer and his mysterious master. If she can do that, she's been promised an all-the-humans-you-can-eat buffet in Texas. Stuck in another world and with a carnivorous unicorn on his trail, Max must find the courage to save himself, his friends, and, oh yeah...the entire human race. Review Citations:

Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2013 pg. 373 (EAN 9781442450127, Hardcover)

Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2013 (EAN 9781442450127, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 05/01/2013 pg. 104 (EAN 9781442450127, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 pg. 72 (EAN 9781442450127, Hardcover)

Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2013 (EAN 9781442450141, Open Ebook)

Contributor Bio:  Clark, Platte F Platte Clark shares his first name with the midwestern Platte River, which he's been told means "wide and shallow." He nonetheless graduated cum laude with a BS in Philosophy and an MS in English, and lives with his wife and seven children in American Fork, Utah.