Elsewhere

Shelby Matheson

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WOMBAT BOOKS
01 June 2025

Children's & Educational; Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA); School stories (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA)

Series: Elsewhere

At the outbreak of World War I, eleven-year-old Elsie Clarke is shipped off to Wales to attend Miss Coleridge's Academy for Gifted Youths. What at first appears to be an institution for talented academics soon reveals that 'Gifted' means something else entirely, and only the mysterious Madam Tryll holds the answers.

Only she can open the Gateway to The Place Where Lost Children Go

a sentient forest called Elsewhere with the power to enhance the talents, desires, and fears of unique souls. And then there's Elsie, the newest Guardian, with the power to open the Gateways into Elsewhere, borrow Gifts in emergencies, and enhance other Gifts with her touch so that her Gifted friends can grow stronger. But Elsie's powers are unpredictable and her new role as mentor comes with a lot of responsibility.

Meanwhile, the war rages on, and the headmistress believes the students are the solution. She intends to push them to their academic limit, training them in the art of war, stripping them of their childhood. The Gifted must use their newfound talents to bring down her awful regime and win a battle of their own. But with the war growing ever closer to home, Elsie can't help but feel like Elsewhere has been recruiting them too, training them for something bigger than just school.

By: Shelby Matheson
Imprint: WOMBAT BOOKS
Country of Publication: Australia
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 133mm,
ISBN: 9781761112140
ISBN 10: 1761112147
Series: Elsewhere
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 01 June 2025
Recommended Age: From 10 to 14 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Shelby Matheson is a born-and-raised Australian with a Bachelor in creative writing and a post-grad in editing and publishing from USQ. She’s been writing full-length novels since she was fourteen. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, gaming, drawing, crocheting and definitely daydreaming.