Comet and her friends got to their hooves, still laughing as the dust settled.
“We were actually just looking for you, Comet,” said Twilight.
“Yeah, we were trying to figure out which booth we should check out,” Shamrock told her. His glasses had gone crooked in the fall, so he shook his head to straighten them again.
“But don’t worry, Comet, I already told them you couldn’t join any clubs this year,” Sapphire added. She said it matter-of-factly, as if she and Comet had already discussed it.
Comet felt like she had fallen down all over again. No clubs?! “What do you mean?” she asked.
“Comet!” Sapphire blew out her lips, giving her friend A Look. “Coach told us last week! Everyone on the hoofball team has be ready for the big game against Glitterhorn College. Which of course means focusing on practice. And nothing else!”
Comet laughed, tossing her bangs out of her eyes. “Oh, come on, Sapphire! We are never going to play in the game. We’re just there in case, like, all the other players get hurt. We’re only first-years!”
Sapphire shook her head and looked determined. “No way! Coach said we could play if we worked really hard.”
Comet just shrugged. They didn’t have time to get into this when they needed to score one of Stella and Celeste’s surprise treats. “We are wasting time, guys! We have to make it to the baking booth!” Comet broke into a brisk trot before there could be anymore hoofball talk. Sapphire had gotten really into it lately and wanted Comet to be as serious as she was. Comet liked running around on the field with her friends, but she didn’t really know why the big match against Glitterhorn College was such a big deal.
Sapphire, Shamrock, and Twilight caught up with Comet at the baking booth. She was already munching on an apple oat muffin sprinkled with crunchy sugar crystals.
“Don’t tell anyone, but we saved some muffins for you four!” Stella said, handing them each a sugary treat from a basket stashed under the table. Stella was a dragon with beautiful green scales that sparkled in the afternoon sun.
Celeste laughed. “Well, you just said that so loud, you told everyone yourself!” Celeste was a gray speckled unicorn. She and Stella also led the baking club every year, in addition to feeding the whole school.
Stella groaned. “Oh, come on, I’m just excited about these award-winning muffins!”
“So, are you guys signing up for baking club?” Celeste asked them. “It’s going to be so much fun!”
“Sorry, Celeste. I’ve decided on astronomy club,” Shamrock told her. “I was thinking about science club, but I think I can only do one thing this year.”
“Same.” Twilight agreed. “I’m going for art club. Our first project is sculpting! I’ve never done that before.”
“See, Comet?” Sapphire said. “Most unicorns only sign up for one thing. And you already signed up for hoofball.”
“Well, I am not your average unicorn!” Comet said. “Where’s that baking club sign-up sheet?”
Celeste pushed a clipboard her way, “I hope we can handle you, Comet!”
“You probably can’t,” Comet said, trying to keep a straight face.
Comet looked up from the clipboard to see Sapphire’s most serious face staring right at her.
“Comet, this hoofball game is a big deal. Coach is counting on us!” Sapphire told her.
Comet could see how worried her friend was and was quick to make her feel better. “Really, I can handle both. I’m always sneaking off to the kitchens. This won’t be any different!”
Sapphire smiled. “Promise?”
“Super promise with peppermint whipped cream on top,” Comet said, giving Sapphire a horn tap.
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Comet's Big Win
Daisy Sunshine
About the Author and Illustrator
Daisy Sunshine writes books and dreams of unicorns by the sea in Santa Cruz, California.
Monique Dong is an illustrator whose passion is creating images that encompass light, life, warmth, and color. She had her start in animation before making the jump into the world of illustration. She lives in South Africa with her husband and two very busy little boys, Felix and Bailey.
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Also by Daisy Sunshine
Twilight, Say Cheese!
Sapphire’s Special Power
This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Sunshine, Daisy, author. | Dong, Monique, illustrator.
Title: Shamrock’s seaside sleepover / by Daisy Sunshine ; illustrated by Monique Dong.
Description: First Aladdin paperback edition. | New York : Aladdin, 2021. | Series: Unicorn University | Summary: During Unicorn University’s fall break, the four unicorn friends have a sleepover at Sapphire’s barn by the sea, but one of Uncle Sea Star’s ghost stories seems to be coming true.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020050113 (print) | LCCN 2020050114 (ebook) | ISBN 9781534461710 (paperback) | ISBN 9781534461727 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781534461734 (ebook)
Subjects: CYAC: Unicorns—Fiction. | Sleepovers—Fiction. | Ghosts—Fiction. | Friendship—Fiction.
Classification: LCC PZ7.1.S867 Sh 2021 (print) | LCC PZ7.1.S867 (ebook) | DDC [Fic]—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020050113
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020050114
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