In her stunning literary debut,Mia Araujo presents a gorgeous reimagining of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderlandspinning a new story that is accompanied by arrestingethereal illustrations about twin sisters and how one must venture outside the safety of their homeinto the wildernessin order to find herself and true happiness. Afia has always felt like half of a whole. Her twin sisterAyais perfectly happy with fulfilling their family’s expectations of them. But Afia dreams of exploring the world beyond her secluded cliffside home of Dafra. She dreams of adventure. When she meets a charming shape-shifter named Bakamewho dazzles her with promises of a magical land called IjabuAfia decides to take her destiny into her own hands. Although it will mean leaving everything she has ever known behindincluding her beloved sisterAfia follows Bakame into the forbidden forests surrounding Dafrafrom which no one has ever returned. Filled with magical sightsa charismatic Queen and her intriguing courtIjabu is everything that Afia has ever dreamed of. But she soon discovers that nothing is as it seemsand this fantasy world demands a terrible price. With the help of a mysterious tricksterAfia must evade the Queen’s hunters and the lost dreamers of Ijabuwho wish to pull her deeper into their web. NowAfia must find the courage to survive while standing on her own–or risking losing herself completely to the wonders of Ijabu. Debut author-illustrator Mia Araujo weaves an extraordinarily luminous and beautiful storyinspired by Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderlandabout what it takes to find your true selfeven if it means facing your deepest fears. \