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Wanderlust

by Thea Morgan

A new school, a hidden gift, and a community to protect

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A new school, a hidden gift, and a community to protect

Clara’s move to Wanderlust Academy brings together the familiar upheavals of starting over—new friendships, a crush, and learning where she belongs—with magical elements. Her ability to see the future and the mystery surrounding her mother’s honor add questions to the school setting. When the academy faces closure, Clara is tasked with trying to save it on her own. The premise combines a young protagonist’s adjustment to boarding school with a community-centered challenge and a supernatural gift.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in magical realism.
  • Readers who enjoy school and boarding-school settings.
  • Those drawn to stories about friendship, belonging, and a young character with a special ability.

Themes

Belonging and communityFriendshipStarting overPremonition and the futureProtecting a school

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Book overview

"But that was when I remembered the locket. I had predicted the exact gift I was going to get. And that is when my story begins."

 

Clara Bentle-Bucket is an ordinary girl. At least, that's what she thinks. On the first day of sixth grade, all of this changes. Clara soon realizes that her life will take an unexpected turn. When her mom tells her that she's being sent off to boarding school, Clara's world becomes flipped upside down. At Wanderlust Academy, Clara learns what it means to be part of a community. She meets a best friend, Bea, and her shockingly cute brother, Max. And then there's the fact that her mother is mysteriously being honored, and Clara discovers her gift: she can see the future. But when the school is in danger of closing, it's up to Clara to fix everything-solo.

 

Praise for Wanderlust:

" Morgan captures the voice of her adolescent characters beautifully. Anyone who has spent a night homesick, navigated the awkwardness of a crush, or mourned the end of a close friendship will identify with the students at Wanderlust, even if the world of magic they inhabit is fantastical." Amanda Parrish, author of Stroller

 

" Be warned. Once you start this book, you can't put it down." Stella Soto, age 13, avid reader

 

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