2023
Jessica Nuthatch lives with her aunt and cousin after her parents and her uncle were killed. Jessica and her Aunt Moira both have magic but have to keep it hidden.
A strange book appears on Jessica’s bookshelf. It swallows her cousin and Jessica manages to jump into it and follow him. She finds herself in the world of Starfell, a magical place where she can freely use her powers.
She is received kindly by everyone there and eventually finds out what has happened to her cousin Tommy. He and many other people have been trapped by the powerful witch Endora in picture frames. Endora is actually Jessica’s great-grandmother.
Jessica manages to free a knight from his picture frame and he in turn helps her to trap Endroa herself in a frame. Tommy is released and Jessica and Tommy are reunited with Aunt Moira who has been summoned by the Fey Witch, Fedilmed Coot.
Many readers may be glad to know that Fedilmed, although male, is a witch and he lives happily with this husband Algar.
The paperback is 258 pages long and the language is about reading age 9.
At the end of the book there is a glossary of names and terms, information about the author, an invitation to find out more about how Starfell works and an excerpt from the second book in the series.