First-Class Friends

Unicorn School #1

by Linda Chapman

It's the first day of term at Unicorn School and little Willow is feeling rather nervous and excited, but she soon settles in and makes new friends. Life at school is full of fun and adventure, but one day an older unicorn plays a mean trick on Storm and lands him in big trouble. Willow is determined to help her friend, even if it means putting herself in danger - after all, isn't that what friends are for?

Genres: Childrens, Fantasy, Chapter Books, Unicorns, Middle Grade, Horses, Magic

122 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Linda Chapman was born in Liverpool in 1969. She had many different jobs before becoming a full-time writer in 1999 including working as a theatre stage manager, a dog trainer, a bookseller, a nanny, a teacher and a research assistant. She has written over 300 books for children, some under her own name, others under different names and she often collaborates with other authors. She is currently writing books with Julie Sykes and they are co-authors on the NYT bestselling Unicorn Academy series as well as Mermaid Academy, Forever Homes and Pocket Unicorns. Linda lives in Leicestershire with her husband, three children, two horses and three dogs. She has written many different series including: My Secret Unicorn, Star Friends, Best Friends Bakery, Stardust, Skating School and, most recently, Magic Keepers and Moonlight Riders.

Reviews

[Miriam · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. It ended on a cliffhanger, and I couldn't believe they had cloud stables. It was good to see Oriel change because he was a big jerk to them in the beginning, but then he saved Willow after he pulled a joke on her. I really want to read the next book because it's going to be Sapphire's birthday and that seems really cool, but our library doesn't have it.

[Ashley Crumpton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read with Alexa.

[czarmaine (bookishbananas) · Rating 3 out of 5]

i cant believe I read these books for a week when I was a child XD it was a quick and fun read :) a lot of magic and glitter

[Asacia C. · Rating 1 out of 5]

"I was going to come back. I would never going leave you here.'" (p.g 97, Oriel) Willow is a One Year class student and is trying to make friends. She meets a couple of beautiful unicorns named, Storm, Sapphire, and Troy. Together they think they can do anything but really they are they are no match for the big world. I would recommend this book to a friend and maybe some of my family, only because it is a short book for when you have nothing else to do and it is kind of an adventure for little readers. An example of a figurative language in this book was, "The wind HOWLED around her." (p.g 95) One of the major themes in this book was, You always have someone to count on even when you don't know it.

[Library Lady 📚 · Rating 1 out of 5]

What did I just read?

This book was surprisingly decent for the first 100 or so pages. I mean, sure, the unicorns fly without wings and sleep on clouds? Cool. That's magic. Makes perfect sense to me. I can suspend disbelief as well as any first grader.

But then suddenly a tree falls across her path and she can't get over it. And NONE of her friends can figure out how to get her over. HELLO SMALL OVERSIGHT--THEY CAN ALL FLY!!!

Face, meet palm.

Disappointed that this fun little fluffy glitterball came up with such a ridiculous climax. The author could have just as well had her unicorn trapped under the tree, and all the stuff that comes after would be exactly the same. Except it would make sense.

[Ashley Covington · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book soooooo much it has adventures and willow makes a lot of friends I just love it I want everyone to read the hole series I have a lot of the series I want to give the author a BIG thank you for writing this series and a BIG hug and yeah I love it and I read it in two days I like how it's a short book and a big book at the same time I just love it

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 6 yr old and I read this before bed, a chapter a night. Cute story with growing friendships

[Angi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ein netter Einstieg in die Reihe! erinnerte mich jedoch ein wenig sn Harry Potter?? Jedenfalls Wundervoll geschrieben und toll zu lesen!

[Joelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love love love the book! I wasn't sure if I'd like it against My Little Pony, but it's a great book! I can't wait to continue the series!

[Kelly Chester · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book

[Kell]

I randomly found this children's book and read it in one go.

[Paula Greenfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first book in a series about unicorns going to magic school to learn to use their magic. This is a heart warming series about friends and how they help each other. Very enjoyable.

[Alana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Never forget😪 og for real

[Angelina Grylls · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this when I was a little girl 🦄

[Paris · Rating 5 out of 5]

this series was my childhood. i remember being totally captivated 😭

[Rea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sternenfohlen in der Einhornschule (orig. Unicon School - First Class Friends) ist ein Kinderbuch von Linda Chapman. Und ist 2013 in der der aktuellen Sprache im Carlson Verlag als Taschenbuch unter der ISBN 987-3-551-31240-2 für 4,99 € in Deutschland oder 5,20 € in Österreich erschienen. Das Buch hat 100 Seiten.

Buchrücken:

Das Einhornmädchen Wolke ist aufgeregt: der erste Tag in der Einhornschule! Jetzt wird sie endlich Unterricht in Magie und im Fliegen bekommen. Doch nicht nur das! Natürlich lernt Wolke auch die anderen neuen Mitschüler kennen und das ist mindestens genauso spannend. Aber wird sie auch Freunde finden Auf Wolke wartet eine turbulente Zeit ...

Meinung:

Wolke ist 7 Jahre alt, und ein Einhorn. Sie ist schneeweiß und hat 2 ältere Brüder, die schon mit der Schule fertig sind.

Inhaltsangabe:
Wolke ist ganz aufgeregt, heute ist der erste Schultag. Was wird sie erwarten? Wird sie Freunde finden? Während sie mit ihren Eltern wartet bis sich die Tore öffnen und alle Schüler in die Schule dürfen sieht sie andere Einhörner, die schon fliegen können, und die sich in Grüppchen zusammenfinden um über die vergangen Ferien zu reden. Wolke wird immer unsicherer, sie kennt hier niemanden und hat Angst keine Freunde zu finden. Abseits steht ein großes Einhorn, von dem sie denkt, dass dieses mindestens in der 3. Klasse ist. Als die Erstklässler ihren Häusern zugeordnet werden (Die Schule ist ein Internat) hat Wolke schon 2 Freunde gefunden. In diesem Teil erlebt man die ersten Tage von Wolke in der Einhornschule. Hier lernt sie Fliegen, und wie man Magie anwendet. Sie lernen nicht nur Magie sondern auch Flüche. Diese aber nur um ihnen auszuweichen, denn wie jeder weiß sind Flüche böse. Wolke lernt aber neben diesen Dingen auch ihrem Instinkt zu folgen und nicht jedem zu trauen, was sie während ihrer Abenteuer der ersten Tage erfahren muss.
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Empfehlungen:
Ein Zuckersüßes Kinderbuch, für Kinder 7+ empfohlen. Allerdings denke ich, dass man das Buch auch gern schon 6jährigen geben kann. Oder wenn die Kinder noch nicht selber lesen können vorlesen kann. Durch die einzelnen Bilder, die vereinzelt auf den Seiten sind wird die Geschichte schön aufgelockert und ist kindergerecht gestaltet.

Das Cover ist in Rosa gehalten und zeigt ein komplett schneeweißes Einhorn, das vermutlich Wolke darstellen soll. Wolke steht mit den Hinterbeinen auf einer Wolke umgeben von silbernen Sternen und blauen Schmetterlingen. Der Titel ist in Silber und blau gehalten, und sieht richtig gut auf dem Cover aus. Der Autorenname ist auf dem Cover selbst nicht vorhanden. Ich denke mal, dass das daran liegt um das Cover nicht zu zerstören.

Das Buch hat eine große Schrift, welche das Lesen für Leseanfänger erleichtert. Die einzelnen Bilder sind einfach nur süß gestaltet.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Our youngest loves everything about horses, unicorns, Pegasus, etc. She discovered this book at a library book sale and was enchanted. It was the longest book she had read and really gave her confidence to read longer chapter books.

I discovered that it is the first book in the Unicorn School series by Linda Chapman, but unfortunately none of our local libraries have the other books in their catalog. I happened upon the second book in the series, The Surprise Party, at a half-price bookstore in Ohio, but I have a feeling it will be difficult to find all five of these stories. Still, she enjoyed this one and is eager to read the next.

I thought the story was a bit trite and somewhat of a Harry Potter knock-off (though less dark and featuring unicorns, of course.) Overall, our youngest loved it and I love that it fosters a love of reading within her.

[Dawn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oh, this was so terrible! Harry Potter, except instead of wizards it’s unicorns. And also boring and very predictable.

Unicorns go to magic school, get sorted into one of four houses; have their bedroom, I mean stable, at the top of a tower, eat all together in a Great Hall-esque environment, and learn charms and flying. There’s even a Forest that’s Forbidden to enter without a teacher! There’s some plot, but it’s all predictable and everything works out in the end. Of course it does, it’s unicorn school.

The next step for Rainbow Magic aficionados.

[Karin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute little chapter book about a group of unicorns going to unicorn school. My daughter loved this book! It's not what i call great literature but it is a fun story and for girls (like my daughter) who are unicorn crazy this series makes for an entertaining evening.

I read this to Katrina as she is only 6, but i can see her in a few years reading the series by herself.

This book deals with Willow, Storm and Sapphire and how they deal with a practical joker/ bully of an older unicorn.

[Grace Duncanson · Rating 1 out of 5]

I bought this book because of the peppermint scented unicorn it came with.I expected to like this book but i found it to hard to understand.

[Dawn · Rating 2 out of 5]

A welcome break from Rainbow Maigic Fairies.

[Tsneem Abdelrahman · Rating 1 out of 5]

wierd

[Elgyn · Rating 1 out of 5]

Krásná obálka, nudný příběh.

[Mythical Mishmash · Rating 4 out of 5]

Needed a quick, light read to get me out of a reading slump, so I took a trip to Nostalgia Land and found this! Maybe I’m being biased, but this was a really cute and fun read ☺️

[Shawna Hufendick · Rating 4 out of 5]

My girls, ages 7 and 8, really liked this. It's basic but kind of cute...overall structure of the school reminded me of Harry Potter. Fast, easy read!