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What happens to the children that come back from fantastical worlds? Well, they go to a special boarding school so they can be re-integrated into society.

Nancy is one such girl. Having recently returned from a Land of the Dead, she has no interest in bright colours, sunshine, or living people. Instead, she’d rather be with the Lord of the Dead again.

Except the doorway closed behind her and disappeared when she returned to this world, stranding her here. She, like all the students, wants to go back.

Just as she’s getting a handle on how the school works and that there are others that have visited different worlds, students start turning up dead and missing body parts. Now Nancy and her new friends must find out who is killing them and why.

This is a novella, only 169 pages long, and packs a wonderful punch about belonging, identity, and found family. A delightful read and an interesting take on doorways to other realms.