Overview

At the outbreak of World War I, eleven-year-old Elsie Clarke is sent to a mysterious school in the woods for only the most talented children. But fewer still, the Gifted, are invited to the other side--a sentient forest called Elsewhere with a magical secret. Elsie's world is transformed by the knowledge of Gifts--special talents born from their traits, desires and fears. Talents they will need when the formidable headmistress reveals that she'll do whatever it takes to win the war, robbing the students of their childhood. The Gifted must bring down her awful regime and win a battle of their own. But is Elsewhere recruiting them too, training them for something even bigger?

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""This is a fast-paced and enjoyable story with a couple of darker scenes, along with all the fun the students have testing out their new powers."" -- "" Lamont Books""

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Shelby Matheson is an Australian author of middle-grade and YA books. Her upcoming title, Elsewhere, is the first in a middle-grade fantasy trilogy published by Wombat Books. It features a mysterious school in the woods, a formidable headmistress, and a sentient forest that grants magical powers to lost children. Shelby has a Bachelor of Journalism and Creative and Critical Writing, and a Graduate Diploma in Editing and Publishing. She has been writing full-length novels since she was fourteen and has always known that being an author was her dream job. Born in the UK, Lillian Rachel grew up in East Anglia and later moved north to Durham. She then married a US military man and spent time hopping across the pond to North America and back to Europe. Now a resident of bright and sunny California, Lillian works from her professional-grade home studio equipped with industry-best technology. Outside the booth, you'll find her volunteering in her community, hiking the mountains with friends, walking the beach with her husband and dogs, or seeking the perfect pastry.

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