Kamal Seeylah's Book
When There Is Magic
Matilda woke up with a pounding headache. She looked around and found herself in a place that looked like a stone bridge. Where am I? she wondered. Where is this place? It looks strange. The dress Matilda was putting on looked strange to her. She looked down at it. It was green, with a cinched waistline and it billowed out till it reached her ankles. It had lace trimmings on the sleeves and the hem. Even the footwear looked our of place. It was a flat sandal with ropes that were almost up to her knees. Is this a costume? Who is playing pranks on me? She thought. She tried to stand up but she could not. Her whole body ached. Somehow, she looked smaller but she couldn't seem to place it. "Who is here? I need help!" she cried out but there was no answer. Matilda tried to remember how she had gotten here and the memories came flooding back. Matilda, a young lady in Oxford comes across a poem that transports her to another era and changes her life forever. In this strange era, sh encounters challenges in which she has never dreamt of facing before. Will she overcome them or will she let them overwhelm her? Read this amazingly spellbinding story to find out.