It's filled with subtle nods to classic kids fantasy novels like Harry Potter and The Chronicles of Narnia, while at the same time being refreshingly original. Guided by her new friends – the charming Bear and the irrepressible Jordan – Alex arrives at the prestigious Akarnae Academy, and embarks on an unforgettable journey towards discovering what her gift could be, and why she was the first stranger to be able to travel to Medora in a very long time.Īkarnae is a fun, adventurous teen fantasy written by Australian author Lynette Noni. Medora is unlike anything Alex has ever seen before – people can disappear, charm you with their words, walk through walls – and most unbelievable of all, Alex is told that she has one of these gifts, just waiting to be unlocked. One moment, she's at her new school, her fellow students having just made it clear that they're horrible people. Only she can save the Medorans, but what if doing so prevents her from ever returning home?.Will Alex risk her entire world - and maybe even her life - to save Medora?ġ6 year old Alexandra Jennings is having a weird day.

is looming.Īn unwilling pawn in a deadly game, Alex's shoulders bear the crushing weight of an entire race's survival. She soon starts to enjoy her bizarre new world and the friends who embrace her as one of their own, but strange things are happening at Akarnae, and Alex can't ignore her fear that something unexpected. While waiting for him to reappear, Alex attends Akarnae Academy, Medora's boarding school for teenagers with extraordinary gifts. With just one step, sixteen-year-old Alexandra Jennings's world changes - literally.ĭreading her first day at a new school, Alex is stunned when she walks through a doorway and finds herself stranded in Medora, a fantasy world full of impossibilities.Desperate to return home, she learns that only a man named Professor Marselle can help her.

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