Querying (agent guide below)

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Emily thought she’d be braver by the time she turned ten. Instead, night after night, she stays in her room, safely tracing her parents’ steps across her maps. Courage is hard to find when the people you love have disappeared.

 

Then the fair rolls into town - bright, golden, calling her by name.

 

Climbing aboard a carousel, dazzled by mesmerising lights, she’s whisked into a world of bewitching princesses, traitorous moles and a secret society that questions all she’s ever known.

 

If her parents are there, Emily will find them, no matter what is asked in return.

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