Elizabeth Kay

Biography

Elizabeth Kay works as a teacher as well as a professional writer and illustrator. She has published radio plays, short stories and poetry, and two novels for children—The Divide and Back to the Divide. The final book in the Divide trilogy, Jinx on the Divide, was published in the summer of 2005. In the story of thirteen-year-old Felix, The Divide provides a mixture of imagination and humor. While on vacation in Costa Rica, Felix, who has been diagnosed with a life-threatening heart disease, falls into a fantasy world. There, he meets a variety of fictional creatures who help him find a cure for his illness and help him get back home.

In the second title of the trilogy, Back to the Divide, Felix must save his parents from a dangerous curse. The evil Snakeweed freezes Felix’s parents in a curse that also endangers the Earth! Felix must work to free his parents and save the world.

Elizabeth Kay has two grown-up daughters and lives in Surrey, England.

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Back to the Divide

by Elizabeth Kay

After his amazing adventures in The Divide, Felix returns to a quiet life at home. But Snakeweed, the arch villain, is still at large. Having failed to sell his dark magic to the real world, he wants to go back home. All he needs to get there is the spell hidden in Felix's notebook. So Snakeweed pays a visit to Felix-and freezes his parents with a horrible curse that begins to spread like a magical disease. Felix must return to the world beyond The Divide to find the counter-charm that can cure

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Back to the Divide

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The Divide

by Elizabeth Kay

When Felix's parents take him to "The Divide" a spot in Costa Rica where the waters that run down to the Pacific and Atlantic oceans separate--Felix finds himself in a bizarre parallel world where mythical creatures and magic are a reality. There, he meets Betony, a tangle child and herbalist who becomes his friend in this strange land. As Felix explores this new world he soon discovers that its mythical beasts and fairy folk think Felix is a legendary creature who uses practical science instead of magic! Will Felix ever find his way back home...and will he want to?

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The Divide

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