The Prince of Nowhere

This sweeping middle grade fantasy debut by Rochelle Hassan follows Roda and Ignis, a girl and a shapeshifter who must put aside their differences and work together to best a nefarious force that threatens their past, present, and futurethinkHowls Moving CastlemeetsWhen You Reach Me.

Open the door.

Ill be waiting for you.

Roda knows monsters are real; they live outside the wall of deadly, freezing mist that surrounds her small town and keeps the monsters out. So when Roda finds an injured crow on the instruction of her secret pen pal, Anonymouswhose letters arrive without warning and correctly predict the futureshes surprised to learn shes brought home a monster from the outside world. Because her crow is really a shapeshifting boy named Ignis.

Ignis doesnt remember where he was going before he crash-landed. But Anonymous knowssomething. The only way to find out why Anonymous brought Ignis and Roda together is to follow a trail of confusing instructions and clues in Anonymouss letters. Their perilous journey leads them into the mist and beyond, to a mysterious place called Nowhere. But Ignis is hiding some startling secrets, and the farther they get, the more Roda doubts she can trust him. As a nefarious force closes in, theyll have to put aside their differences and work together. For after all, they might be each others only defense against an enemy who threatens their past, present, and future.