To eleven-year-old Clara Vandyke, a good family is a fantasy. After years of trekking in and out of foster homes, Clara and fellow orphan reject Tristan Wimple decide to kiss their chance of a future family goodbye when they run away to Elysium, the mythical land of the dead. But, the misfits soon discover that this heavenly paradise isn't all it's cracked up to be.Plopped in the middle of a whimsical world that explodes the realm of reality, Clara begins to wonder if she's finally found a place she belongs. With a ravenous giant standing between Clara and her new home, she sets out to do what she does best-fight. Amidst battles with werecats and carnivorous jungles, Clara spirals even further into this land that challenges everything she fears most-faith, fantasy, and growing up
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