The Imagination Thief

The extraordinary, unmissable new fantasy adventure series from award-winning* author Danielle Jawando, loosely inspired by the world of Peter Pan, perfect for readers of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief, Amari and the Night Brothers and Percy Jackson.

Twelve year old Ayo and his brother, Deji, have spent their whole lives in foster care, where nowhere has ever truly felt like home. Then Deji vanishes, leaving his bedroom window wide open and a black leaf on the floor. On the night of the anniversary of Deji’s disappearance, a strange voice offers Ayo the chance to reunite with Deji. All he has to do is believe.

Desperate to find his brother, Ayo follows the voice and finds himself amidst the grey shores and deep red skies of Shadowland, a magical island in Lostlands, powered by the imagination of lost boys – missing Black boys who have been forgotten. To save his brother, and himself, Ayo will have to go on a perilous journey across Shadowland, a place from which no one has ever returned. Can a lost boy ever truly be found?

An incredible adventure youll never forget, celebrating friendship, found family and the power of imagination.

*Danielle Jawando won the 2023 YA prize and the 2023 Jhalak Prize for her novel When Our Worlds Collided, for older readers. Her novels have also been shortlisted for The Waterstones Childrens Book Prize, the Diverse Book Awards and the UKLA Book Awards