Horse girls were eating good in the Y2K era of middle grade fiction. And by “Y2K era”, I'm referring to a specific time period between 1997 to 2002. While 2003 and 2004 had some leftover Y2K influence, I often consider it a transitional period of sorts. Putting aside that short tangent, lets focus on the book series this post is meant to focus on. Debuting in 1999, Vicki Blum’s Unicorn series was among many staples of my childhood. It was truly the first book series where I grew alongside the protagonist, Arica. Although I technically started with book 4, in 2003, I nonetheless had this as a favourite series alongside Avalon: The Web of Magic series. The books themselves have faded into obscurity, an unfortunate fate shared by many other books from this era. It’s a shame, really. While the writing is directed at elementary schoolers, it has the odd advanced word here and there to inspire kids to consult a dictionary. Or, at least it inspired me to back in the day. Recently ...
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