Aliya and the Shop of Second Chances

Author: Rifaat, Laila

Reading age: from c 9 years

Published on 8 May 2025 by Chicken House Ltd in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Aliya to the Infinite City' series.

Paperback | 336 pages
128 x 197 x 24 | 230g

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sparkling and magical story, for fans of Nura and the Immortal Palace and The Kingdom Over the Sea!

Aliya is looking forward to the Infinite City’s time-travelling

flying carpet race.

But when her fellow locksmiths vanish on the course and the power

source for time travel is left unguarded, she has to delve into

her past to save her world from arch-villain Dorian Darke and

his shapeshifting shop of darkness.

The third and final instalment in this stunning middle-Eastern

inspired series.

Aliya to the Infinite City was shortlisted

for the Times/Chicken House Children’s Competition

2021.

Set in a parallel Egypt, Aliya and the Shop of Second

Chances is packed full of adventure, with

a focus on teamwork and friendship.

PRAISE FOR ALIYA TO THE INFINITE CITY:‘An epic adventure packed with richness and history

and a brilliant new magical school’ ZOHRA

NABI, AUTHOR OF THE KINGDOM OVER THE SEA