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It is the once-every-century Cloud-Wish Festival in the magical world of Strofadia, and Flick and Jonathan have travelled via suitcase to be a part of it.Strofadia is a land of flight and fantasy, where the people are born with wings and the great floating mountains are seen as the source of fantastic power. There are three floating mountains, with the largest being known as the home of the great Cloud Dragon - keeper of magic and granter of wishes. The people of Strofadia take their magical wishes (in the form of a physical bead-like object) to the dragon, in the hopes that the wish will be granted at the end of the festival when the dragon appears.Flick and Jonathan have fun exploring Strofadia, but when the moons rise, there is no sign of movement from the mountain. Will Flick and Jonathan be able to find out what happened to the dragon and save the festival and the land of Strofadia from disaster?A 2023 World Book Day Title

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Prepare for the magical adventure of your dreams, in the first in a brand-new series by L.D. Lapinski, author of Strangeworlds Travel Agency.''A stupendous, witty, humane fantasy. Lapinski''s done it again - an inventive, compelling world and characters I would die for. LD Lapinski is a genius!'' Louie Stowell, author of ''Loki: A Bad God''s Guide'' seriesFor the last 400 years, magic has been fading...Edward Crane has always feared he won''t have any magic at all. Sure, he''s part of a powerful magic Artezan family, but he''s adopted. His twin sister, Elodie, isn''t so worried, but then everything always seems to work out perfectly for her.So when Ed discovers he does have an Artezan power after all, he''s relieved. And it''s more than he ever could have imagined - in fact, it''s a dream come true.But the problem with dreams is that sometimes they twist themselves into nightmares. And with Ed''s new abilitie

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From L. D. Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency and Artezans: The Forgotten Magic, comes a laugh out loud festive story about a family trying to keep the biggest Christmas secret EVER!OK so your mum''s partner, Nick, has a big bushy beard, a thick red coat, a team of reindeer and just happens to be REALLY busy around Christmas Eve . . . what could that mean?! Harper and Will''s lives are already full of festive wonder, but baby sister Yula is about to bring a whole new meaning to the magic of Christmas. Indoor snowflakes, naughty gingerbread biscuits and reindeer running wild spell Christmas chaos!And with the Elf and Safety Department on the lookout for any unexplained festive magic, it''s up to their family keep the biggest Christmas secret ever . . .A heart-warming and hilarious Christmas countdown advent story told in 25 chapters.

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Prepara la maleta para una aventura mágica!En la agencia de viajes Extramundos, cada maleta lleva a un mundo distinto.Cuando Flick Hudson llega por casualidad a la agencia de viajes Extramundos, descubre un secreto maravilloso: hay cientos de mundos a solo unos pasos del nuestro. Lo único que tienes que hacer para llegar a ellos es saltar a la maleta adecuada. Es entonces cuando Flick recibe la invitación de unirse a la sociedad Extramundos como exploradora.Pero la sociedad no pasa por su mejor momento: ha desaparecido Daniel Mercator, el custodio, y ahora su hijo Jonathan es el responsable de la agencia. Jonathan y Flick se lanzarán a una aventura de maleta en maleta para encontrar a Daniel y descubrirán que su desaparición no es el único reto al que se enfrenta la agencia de viajes Extramundos.

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One of the Guardian's best children's and YA books of 2023'FABULOUS, HOPEFUL, IMPORTANT' - Emma Carroll'A sensitive, moving 9+ story about fighting for acceptance and change' - Guardian'An inspirational story of a young person finding the strength and resilience to be exactly who they are' - The ScotsmanA beautiful and uplifting story from L.D. Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency, about how to make your own place when the world doesn't think you fit anywhere. For fans of Me, My Dad and The End of The Rainbow.Jamie Rambeau is a happy 11-year-old non-binary kid who likes nothing better than hanging out with their two best friends Daisy and Ash. But when the trio find out that in Year Seven they will be separated into one school for boys and another for girls, their friendship suddenly seems at risk. And when Jamie realises no one has thought about where they are going to go, they decide to take matters into their own hands, and sort it all out once and for all.As the friends' efforts to raise awareness eventually become a rooftop protest against the binary rules for the local schools, Jamie realises that if they don't figure out a way forwards, they might be at risk of losing both their friends forever...

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Prepara la maleta para una aventura mágica!En la Agencia de viajes Extramundos, cada maleta lleva a un mundo distinto.Flick ya es oficialmente miembro de la Sociedad Extramundos. Por eso, cuando llega una petición de auxilio de El Roto, Jonathan y ella entran sin perder tiempo en la maleta que los llevará allí.El Roto es un mundo acuático plano lleno de tritones impredecibles, criaturas acuáticas misteriosas y barcos enormes gobernados por temibles piratas. Y es un mundo que se está haciendo más y más pequeño. El borde del océano está cada vez más cerca, así que la gente de El Roto tiene que huir... sin demora.Pero cómo meter un barco a través de una maleta? Y cómo se rescata a una Reina Tritona que tiene el tamaño de una ballena azul? Podrán encontrar la solución Flick y Jonathan antes de que el tiempo se agote?

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Pack your suitcase for the final magical adventure at the Strangeworlds Travel Agency!At the Strangeworlds Travel Agency, each suitcase transports you to a different world. All you have to do is step inside . . .Flick and Jonathan have faced countless dangers in their roles as part of the Strangeworlds Society and come out alive on the other side. But what do they really know about the Society they are risking their lives for? Why does it exist? Who is Strangeworlds there to protect? And what in the worlds is happening to the multiverse now?With worlds everywhere under threat of collapse and mysteries abounding, it's up to Flick and Jonathan to discover the answers to these questions. And only if they can uncover the secrets of Strangeworlds and the secrets of a new mysterious world called 'The Stormforest', will they have any hope of defending their world - and others - from the threat that is facing them all.A magical adventure for 9+ readers that will take you to whole new worlds, perfect for fans of The Train to Impossible Places and Pages & Co.'A fabulous fantastical adventure' The Sunday Express

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Pack your suitcase for a magical adventure! At the Strangeworlds Travel Agency, each suitcase transports you to a different world. All you have to do is step inside...Flick is now a badge-wearing member of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency so when an urgent summons arrives at Strangeworlds from Pirate Queen Nyfe, she and Strangeworlds Society guardian Jonathan immediately pack their bags for an adventure to Queen Nyfe's world: The Break, a place of magic and piracy. Nyfe's world is falling apart. The Break is used to having ships vanish without a trace, but there has been a sudden increase that can't be explained by giant squid or mer-people. The edge of their flat world is coming ever closer to them and they need to escape before it collapses entirely.But how do you sail a ship through a suitcase? How do you fit a mer-queen the size of a whale into something small enough to carry in your hand? Will Flick and Jonathan be able to find a way to transport the inhabitants of the Break to another world before theirs disappears forever?A magical adventure for 9+ readers that will take you to whole new worlds, perfect for fans of The Train to Impossible Places and Pages & Co.

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'Assured, witty and inventive. This debut has "future classic" written all over it.' - The GuardianPack your suitcase for a magical adventure! Perfect for fans of The Train to Impossible Places and Pages & Co.At the Strangeworlds Travel Agency, each suitcase transports you to a different world. All you have to do is step inside . . .When 12-year-old Flick Hudson accidentally ends up in the Strangeworlds Travel Agency, she uncovers a fantastic secret: there are hundreds of other worlds just steps away from ours. All you have to do to visit them is jump into the right suitcase. Then Flick gets the invitation of a lifetime: join Strangeworlds' magical travel society and explore other worlds.But, unknown to Flick, the world at the very centre of it all, a city called Five Lights, is in danger. Buildings and even streets are mysteriously disappearing. Once Flick realizes what's happening she must race against time, travelling through unchartered worlds, seeking a way to fix Five Lights before it collapses into nothingness - and takes our world with it.A magical adventure for 9+ readers that will take you to whole new worlds.

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From L. D. Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency, comes a heartwarming and hilarious story about a girl who is convinced her new stepdad is actually Father Christmas. Structured like an advent calendar, this is the perfect story to read one day at a time in the lead up to Christmas (with an extra special chapter for Christmas day!).It's 25 days until Christmas . . . And 10-year-old Harper gets a surprise when Mum announces she's bringing her new boyfriend Nick home for the holidays!Nick seems nice enough. But why do strange Christmassy things happen whenever he's around? Like snow falling only in the family's garden? Or a reindeer suddenly appearing on the roof?!Harper's convinced that Nick must be Father Christmas! And if her mum and older brother won't believe her, she'll just have to find a way to prove it herself . . .A Festive Countdown Story in 25 Chapters'With 25 chapters, this is one to read every night in December' - i newspaper

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