Esme's Wish

A warm-hearted, whimsical tale, with lashings of mystery, magic, and mythology, and prose that 'flows like water.'  ESME'S WISH is the first in an exciting new fantasy series from Odyssey Books for younger teens. When fifteen-year-old Esme Silver sets out to search for her missing mother, Ariane, she is transported to the alternate realm of Aeolia: a world enchanted by the gods, and steeped in myth and magic. With her newfound friends, Daniel and Lillian, Esme retraces her mother's steps in the glittering canal city of Esperance, untangling the threads of Ariane's double life. But the more Esme discovers about her mother, the more she questions whether she ever really knew her at all.  "A fresh new fantasy of an enchanting world." Wendy Orr, author of NIM'S ISLAND and DRAGONFLY SONG.