Neon’s Secret Universe

Author Sibéal Pounder, illustrated by Sarah Warburton
Narrator Lesley Harcourt
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Publish Date 7 July 2022
Run Time 3 hours and 10 minutes
Format Audio
Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Unicorns, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships.

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Bloomsbury presents Neon's Secret Universe by Sibéal Pounder, read by Lesley Harcourt.

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'I adored not-at-all normal Neon and her madcap adventure' – Joanna Nadin, author of The Worst Class in the World series

'Fun, funny, magical and fizzing with imagination' – Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs
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Get ready to discover the real story behind unicorns in the first in a brilliant new series from Sibéal Pounder, bestselling author of the Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids series

Unicorns are NOT horse creatures with horns.

In fact, they are the most powerful magical beings on the planet and they look just like you and me. They live in a secret realm known as the Universe, and the horse with a horn thing was just something a unicorn called Greg made up to distract the humans – and it really worked!

But a young human girl called Neon Gallup is about to find the last remaining Universe portal opener (an old, battered green lipstick) and step into a zany world where magic is made with goo and the possibilities are endless!

Unfortunately, if there was one person you wouldn’t want keeping the greatest magical secret of all time, it would be Neon Gallup ...

Critics Review

The inside of Sibéal Pounder’s head must be a spectacular place! Full of colour and glitter and goo – and a bonkersly brilliant imagination!

Lesley Parr, author of The Valley of Lost Secrets and When the War Came Home

I adored not-at-all normal Neon and her madcap adventure

Joanna Nadin, author of The Worst Class in the World series

Neon’s Secret Universe is exactly what the world needs right now; a glorious, galloping, life-affirming stampede of pure multi-coloured joy [...] Each and every page is a riot of stupendous silliness and breath-taking imagination. I want to go on holiday inside Sibeal Pounder’s head

Chris Smith, author of Kid Normal, The Great Dream Robbery and Frankie Best Hates Quests

Sibéal Pounder’s books are the most fought over in our house. They’ve brought so much joy and laughter and Neon’s Secret UNIverse is no exception. Fun, funny, magical and fizzing with imagination, my children and I have been pinching it off each other since it landed!

Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs

Bright, bubbly and never knowingly normal, Neon’s Secret Universe is a whirlwind of witty wonderful adventure!

Mo O’Hara, author of My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish and Agent Moose

Neon's Secret Universe fizzes and pops with joyful hilarity. I laughed so much as I read it - and it made me want to become (the real kind of) unicorn!

Stephanie Burgis, author of The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart and The Raven Heir

Very sparkly storytelling and a lovely portrayal of friendship

Hilary McKay on TINSEL

This the most fun I’ve had reading a book in quite a while – the most inventive, crazy, yet hilarious read

Minerva Reads on WITCH WARS

Fizzing with fun

Daily Mail on WITCH TRICKS

You'll laugh your tail off – another winner from our favourite author

Rob Biddulph on BAD MERMAIDS

[An] imaginative adventure that's as silly as it is magical

Zany, funny and irrepressibly bright

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