Aliya to the Infinite City
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Aliya to the Infinite City
By (Author) Laila Rifaat
Chicken House Ltd
Chicken House Ltd
1st February 2024
1st February 2024
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Children's / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
Children's / Teenage fiction: Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy
Children's / Teenage fiction: Magical realism / Magical fantasy
Children's / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Children's / Teenage fiction: School stories
Children's / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem
Children's / Teenage emotions: Courage, bravery, hope
Children's / Teenage general interest: Mysteries and the unexplained
Children's / Teenage personal and social topics: Parents
Physical Properties
Paperback
448
Width 193mm, Height 127mm, Spine 33mm
300g
Description
A sparkling magical debut, set in a fantastical Egypt full of flying carpets and mythical creatures! At home in Cairo, an unexpected gift arrives for Aliya, promising to grant her greatest wish to know more about her family. To her surprise, shes from a long line of time-travellers. Whisked off by flying carpet to an extraordinary parallel Egypt, Aliya enrols at an Academy for high-fliers where she meets new friends. But an enemy is watching a master of forbidden magic. And all he needs is Aliyas hidden talent to change history forever . . . A stunning adventure story for readers aged 9 and up Shortlisted for the Times/Chicken House Childrens Fiction Competition 2021 For fans of Nura and the Immortal Palace and The Kingdom Over the Sea
