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Until she was 10, Flynn didn’t even know her real name. Her adoptive parents have always kept her past a secret, but a mysterious message transforms her world and sets her on a path to discover who she really is. How did she get the burn that covers most of her face? And could she really have a twin? Packed off to the Cruet Establishment for Lost and Wayward Children - a boarding school for misfits - Flynn tries to adjust to a world of intimidating teachers, unfair rules and stomach-churning soup, but before long she begins to befriend her unusual classmates....

I’m spilling the tea on my silent battle with depression since 1997. From becoming a party girl to cope with my pain, living in a body secretly that was falling apart mentally & physically, overcoming 8 surgeries in 20 years to now living in a pain-free body, a wife, mom of two, and CEO of multiple thriving businesses! I'm here to be that voice, the person for you I never had to help me as I silently struggled while wearing a smile, telling everyone "I'm fine" and desperately trying to convince myself too. You're not alone; you deserve better. I'll be your guide to stepping into your SPL!...

Ophelia Bottom longs for a boring life. Instead, she's stuck living in a rickety converted van and managing Bottom's Travelling Theatre, the moveable stage where her embarrassing actor parents put on occasionally disastrous plays. Every day, she wishes she lived in an ordinary house, with parents who worked ordinary, undramatic jobs. When the family gets stuck in the seaside town of Stopford, Ophelia's dream appears to be coming true: all the Stopford residents seem to have very normal lives.

In the Land of Magic, children never grow old. Gifted with marvellous powers, they spend their days being taught by the magical books of Library Island. But for one child, this life is not enough, and the call of the Island of Darkness is too strong to ignore.