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Afia in the Land of Wonders

Mia Araujo, illustrated by Mia Araujo

Afia feels incomplete beside her twin sister Aya, who accepts their family’s expectations. Afia instead longs to explore beyond their secluded cliffside home of Dafra. When a shape-shifter named Bakame offers her a path to the magical land of Ijábù, she follows him into forbidden forests that no one has returned from. There she enters a world of magical sights, a queen, and an intriguing court.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
800L
ATOS Book Level
5.1
AR Interest Level
MG
AR Points
6.0
Word Count
36752
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
S
Themes
Adventure · Fantasy And Magic · Siblings
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Published
April 15, 2025
Pages
304
ISBN-13
9781338856729
Language
English
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