Nellie and the Sea of Trials

About this book

What if a lightning rod could send you where you were meant to be?Twelve-year-old Nellie is a Light Stepper with a rod that whisks her away on missions. When she lands, she must discover her purpose for being there on the go! She loves it!That is, until her favorite cousin disappears, and Nellie's lightning rod doesn't take her to find him. What happens when where she's 'meant to be' isn't where she wants to be? Her faith in the family rods is shaken, and Nellie begins to fear that every good thing disappears.Four years later, when a mission lands her floating in her room in the middle of the sea, Nellie uncovers a misguided plot that prevents Light Steppers from transporting anywhere.With new friends and a puffin named George, Nellie is meant to find and free more lost people than she ever imagined. The heart of The Chronicles of Narnia meets the whimsical imagination of The Wingfeather Saga in this story children of all ages will cherish and families can read aloud. It aims to plant seeds of hope and delight in those facing the unexpected or unknown. Life doesn't always go how we envision, but goodness does not disappear.