02609cam a2200421 i 4500 2633770579 TxAuBib 20251203120000.0 240930s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2024041894 9781338856729 hardback $24.99 1338856723 hardback $24.99 (OCoLC)1433200351 TxAuBib rda Araujo, Mia, 1986-, author, illustrator. Afia in the land of wonders / written and illustrated by Mia Araujo. First edition. New York : Scholastic Press, 2025. 283 pages : illustrations, color ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Afia has always felt like half of a whole. Her twin sister, Aya, is perfectly happy with fulfilling their family's expectations of them. But Afia dreams of exploring the world beyond her secluded cliffside home of Dafra. She dreams of adventure. When she meets a charming shape-shifter named Bakame, who dazzles her with promises of a magical land called Ijabu, Afia decides to take her destiny into her own hands. Although it will mean leaving everything she has ever known behind, including her beloved sister, Afia follows Bakame into the forbidden forests surrounding Dafra, from which no one has ever returned. Filled with magical sights, a charismatic Queen and her intriguing court, Ijabu is everything that Afia has ever dreamed of. But she soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and this fantasy world demands a terrible price. With the help of a mysterious trickster, Afia must evade the Queen's hunters and the lost dreamers of Ijabu, who wish to pull her deeper into their web. Now, Afia must find the courage to survive while standing on her own--or risking losing herself completely to the wonders of Ijabu. Ages 9-12. Scholastic Press. Grades 4-6. Scholastic Press. 20251206. Imaginary places Juvenile fiction. Shapeshifting Juvenile fiction. Teenage girls Juvenile fiction. Twins Juvenile fiction. Queens Juvenile fiction. Deception Juvenile fiction. Self-actualization (Psychology) Juvenile fiction. Fantasy fiction.