L.D. Lapinski

A 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. A beautiful and uplifting new story from L.D. Lapinski about making your own place when the world doesn't provide one for you, for readers of Alex Gino's GEORGE (Melissa's Story), and Benjamin Dean's ME, MY DAD AND THE END OF THE RAINBOW.

Perfect for fans of The Train to Impossible Places and Nevermoor, this imaginative middle grade fantasy follows a young girl who uses a travel agency’s magical suitcases to travel to different worlds.When twelve-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 hers. All you have to do to visit them is just jump into the right suitcase. Then Flick gets the invitation of a lifetime: join Strangeworlds’ magical travel society and explore other worlds. But, unbeknownst to Flick, the world at the very center 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 her world with it.

From L. D. Lapinski, author of Jamie, The Forgotten Magic and The Strangeworlds Travel Agency, comes a heart-warming, hilarious 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 . . .

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 s eems 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

Pack your suitcase for the final magical adventure at the Strangeworlds Travel Agency! 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.

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 Jonathon 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 The Polar Bear Explorers' Club.

Wanneer de twaalfjarige Flik reisbureau Wereldvreemd ontdekt, krijgt ze de kans van haar leven. Als ze toetreedt tot het Wereldvreemd-genootschap liggen er honderden magische werelden aan haar voeten! Het enige wat ze hoeft te doen, is in de juiste koffer springen. Maar wat Flik niet weet is dat het middelpunt van alle werelden, Vijflichtenstad, op het punt staat te verdwijnen. Ze moet op zoek naar een manier om Vijflichten te repareren voor het verdwijnt – en het onze wereld met zich meeneemt.

For 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 abilities growing by the day, there's a chance that this nightmare will become all too real...

VELKOMMEN TIL FREMMEDSTEDS REISEBYRÅ - DER HVER KOFFERT TAR DEG MED TIL EN UNIK OG UKJENT VERDEN. ÅPNE OPP LOKKET OG HOPP OPPI! Da tolv år gamle Flikk Høst tilfeldigvis snubler over Fremmedsteds reisebyrå, oppdager hun en vidunderlig hemmelighet: Det finnes hundrevis av andre verdener - ja, et helt multivers! I reisebyrået oppbevares det noen helt spesielle kofferter, og hver av dem åpner en dør inn til en ny verden. Som medlem av Det fremmedstedlige selskap oppdager Flikk snart at noe i det magiske multiverset ikke er som det skal. Kraftige snøstormer dukker opp midt på sommeren, hele gater forsvinner sporløst i byene og en av koffertene fører henne til en verden som er helt øde og forlatt. Flikk kaster seg ut i et kappløp med tiden og legger ut på en reise gjennom ukjente verdener. Hun bryter selskapets regler og presser magiens grenser til det ytterste i et forsøk på å finne ut av hva som egentlig skjer. Men vil hun klare det før alle verdenene - inkludert hennes egen - forsvinner og blir borte for godt? HOPP OPPI KOFFERTEN, OG LEGG UT PÅ MAGISKE EVENTYR!