Ella and the Panther's Quest & The Wizard at Pembrook

Book excerpt: Ella and the Panther's Quest After a terrible day, Ella Peterson goes to the library to escape in a book. Instead she literally ends up in another world after being taken through an enchanted mirror by a footstool. On the other side, she finds a panther trapped in a cage. He is waiting for a hero to free him and help him reach the cursed castle he can see through the prison window. Ella is taken home and the first opportunity, but, unable to ignore the panther’s sad eyes, Ella packs up her knitting bag with what she thinks she’ll need for a journey in a strange land, and goes back through the mirror to find a way to free the panther and help him on his quest. The Wizard at Pembrook Janet Wrenford had an ordinary life, living in the capital with her sister and brother-in-law and working as a secretary, until she was offered a job as assistant to the wizard Lord Fairfax at Pembrook. Now she’s living in a mysterious house, surrounded by magic, and possibly being followed by a stranger. Can she unravel the secrets of the wizard at Pembrook?