Wishbound - Clemency Brown, Chicken House Ltd

What if the price of magic was your best friend? On the tiny magical island of Onske, Leonie is a Wishmaker. Her extraordinary gifts will soon be sold to a rich and powerful family. Determined to stay free, she runs away to the real world - our world. Here she finds a new life and a new best friend, Cress. But Leonie's old life is about to catch up with her. As enemies close in, her only way out is to grant a dangerous wish. One that could tie her to Cress for ever . . .First in a new magical adventure series from superstar author, Clemency BrownAn enchantingly fresh magical concept - a world where wishes are bought and soldPerfect for fans of Katherine Rundell, the grounded friendship of Jacqueline Wilson meets the magic of NevermoorCelebrates individuality, found family and identity, Cress is deaf and the friends communicate in British Sign Language