About This Book
Reach for this book when your child feels like they do not fit into the roles others have designed for them, or when they are ready to graduate from traditional hero stories to something more complex and imaginative. It is a brilliant choice for kids who feel like sidekicks rather than stars, offering a powerful message about defining your own destiny when the experts say you are not the chosen one. Set in UnLondon, a surreal mirror city of discarded things, the story follows Deeba as she steps up to save a world after the prophesied hero fails. It explores themes of friendship, environmental responsibility, and the courage to question authority. With its whimsical wordplay and dark atmospheric tension, it is an intellectually stimulating adventure for middle schoolers who appreciate a touch of the weird and wonderful.
