Penny & Luck and the Shadows of Rosehall - by Claire Karwowski (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Nine-year-old Penny Jones and her corgi sidekick, Luck, thought their summer would be ordinary - until a twist of magic sends them tumbling into a whole new world! BOOYAH!

Penny and Luck's summer plans never included finding a portal in their garden or being whisked away to a magical forest where trees glimmer and bicycles fly! In this new world, they find a kingdom dying from drought and a warrior princess ready to save her home from the evil Shadows she holds responsible.

But as secrets are revealed, Penny soon discovers that there is more to the drought than meets the eye. Can she use her inventing skills to help save this magical place AND get back home?

Perfect for fans of the laugh-out-loud adventures, wild experiments, and daring rescues of Mo O'Hara's My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish series, combined with the humor, heart, and curiosity of Barbara Park's Junie B. Jones series, Claire Karwowski's debut is a whirlwind story of magic, bravery, ingenuous inventions, and a whole lot of BOOYAH.

About the Author

Claire Karwowski is a writer for The New York Times for Kids and The Week Junior, and founder of Wowski Media, where she created the hit kids' STEM podcast Penny & Luck: Inventing Stuff, with the mission to get kids excited about STEM. Soon, she has a new season of her podcast and another feature of her newsletter coming out. Her debut novel brings Penny & Luck to the page, dazzling readers with ingenious STEM-based inventions. With a children's librarian for a mother and a book collector for a father, Claire was destined to develop an extraordinary talent for storytelling.