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On top of Diamond Mountain, in Diamond Vale, 10 y.o. Benya loses a cooking contest. She is banished with her family down a forbidding mountain. Going through a portal, the family is duplicated; they wonder on the mountain and in a world of sentient hills. A god tasks Benya with saving the world.

Adventure,Action,Family,Fantasy,Mystery,Children's

At the top of Diamond Mountain, in glittering Diamond Vale, food is a precious resource. When orphan Benya loses her best friend, who is now King, she sees a way into a better life: by challenging the Royal Chef. Yet she loses the contest and is banished with her adoptive family.

Fantasy worlds: diamond kingdom, wilderness on mountain, magic hills

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Overcoming Monster/Villain,Quest,Voyage and Return

Coming of Age,Happy Ending,Meaningful Message,Twist

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Name: Benya

Age: 10

Gender: Female

Role: Protagonist

Key Traits: Adventurous,Aspiring,Badass,Confident,Decisive,Empathetic,Engaging,Heroic,Leader,Strong Moral Code,Unapologetic,Outspoken,Selfless

Name: Sorell

Age: 12

Gender: Male

Role: Logical

Key Traits: Adventurous,Charming,Complex,Confident,Engaging,Leader,Manipulative,Unapologetic,Secretive,Selfless

Name: Aluna

Age: 14

Gender: Female

Role: emotional

Key Traits: Aspiring,Charming,Clumsy,Insecure,Naive,Romantic

Name: Murr/Purr

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Role: mentor

Key Traits: Empathetic,Engaging,Leader,Unapologetic,Sophisticated,Visionary,Outspoken,Selfless

Liana V. Andreasen originally from Romania. She moved to the US for graduate school (MA and PhD in English), and she teaches at South Texas College. Her book of literary criticism, The Fall of Literary Theory, appeared at the end of 2017. She received a Pushcart nomination from Turbulence Magazine and The Raven Chronicles and she published short stories in Fiction International, Calliope, Lumina, Scintilla, The Quail Bell, Eureka Literary Magazine, and many others. She is a member of SCBWI

Age: 7-12,13-17

Target Gender: Universal,Female Leaning

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