A Heart Warming Refugee Story, Wartime Secrets and Unicorn Magic🦄✨

About this episode

This episode explores three captivating books that blend themes of heart, mystery, and magic.

This week, we’re diving into three brilliant books packed with heart, mystery and magic. First, The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Rauf tells the story of a group of classmates who notice the new boy is quiet, lonely and far from home — and decide to come up with a plan to help him. Then, The Blitz Sisters by Judith Eagle takes us to wartime London for a gripping mystery, as two sisters uncover secrets, face danger and navigate the chaos of the Blitz. And in Skandar and the Secret Element by A. F. Steadman , Skandar is pulled even deeper into a thrilling world of elemental magic and fierce unicorns, where powerful new abilities bring even bigger challenges. That's all on this week's episode of Fun Kids Book Quest ! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Fun Kids

Topics covered

• refugee story
• wartime mystery
• elemental magic
• unicorns
• friendship
• adventure

Keywords

• refugee
• wartime
• mystery
• unicorn
• magic
• children's books
• adventure

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Boy at the Back of the Class, The Blitz Sisters, Skandar and the Secret Element

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