Alyssa and the Enchanted Forest

Alexandra Sheppard

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Faber & Faber
23 September 2025

Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA); Family & home stories (Children's&YA); Animal stories (Children's&YA); Fantasy; Kids

Series: Alyssa

The air felt dense with magic, even more than in the spell garden back home. And not in a good way . . .

When Alyssa accidentally transports herself, her cousins and Leon to the Jamaican spell garden, Golden Falls, they have to work out a way back home before the end of the summer holidays and the all-important Bloom Trials. But the magical plants are inexplicably hostile and they will need to win the garden over. Can they connect to the ancient magic of the forest? And when the very essence of the garden is threatened will their magic be enough to protect it?

Illustrated by Bex Glendining.

Praise for Alyssa and the Spell Garden: 'Enchanting and heart-lifting.' Sophie Anderson 'Bursts with glimmering magic.' Jasbinder Bilan 'Funny, heartfelt and packed full of magic.' Abi Elphinstone 'Spellbinding.' Kieran Larwood 'Utterly charming.' Lizzie Huxley-Jones 'The perfect mix of heart and magic.' Rachel Faturoti

By: Alexandra Sheppard
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9780571377466
ISBN 10: 0571377467
Series: Alyssa
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 23 September 2025
Recommended Age: From 9 to 11 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alexandra Sheppard (she/her) was born in North London, where she still lives with her family. Oh My Gods was her first YA novel. Alex is also the co-author of Fly High Crew and The Day We Saved The Future in collaboration with the Banjo Brothers and has contributed to Happy Here, an anthology of stories from Black British authors and illustrators. Her second YA novel, Friendship Never Ends, published to great acclaim and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Bex Glendining (she/they) is a biracial queer, UK based illustrator, comic artist and colourist. Bex has worked as a cover artist, colourist and interior artist on projects such as Seen: Edmonia Lewis, Penultimate Quest, Rolled & Told, Lupina, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and When Life Gives You Mangoes.