From critically acclaimed author Jessica Lawson comes a āwonderfully enchanting adventureā (Booklist) about an orphaned twelve-year-old girl who is called upon to save her queendom when she finds a tiny wizard in her pocket.
Lifeās never been kind to twelve-year-old Stub. Orphaned and left in the care of the cruel Matron Tratte, Stubās learned that the best way to keep the peace is to do as sheās told. No matter that sheās bullied and that her only friend is her pet chicken, Peck, Stubās accepted the fact that her life just isnāt made for adventure. Then she finds a tiny wizard in her pocket.
Orlen, the royal wizard to Maradonās queen, is magically bound to Stub. And itās up to her to ferry Orlen back to Maradon Cross, the countryās capital, or else the delicate peace of the queendom will crumble under the power of an evil wizard queen. Suddenly Stubās unexciting life is chock-full of adventure. But how can one orphan girl possibly save the entire queendom?