Working Titles: Chante & the Forever After Library/Chante & the Forever After Library of Magic & Mysteries
The Story: When Chante suffers bullying by several of her peers one day on her way home from school, to escape from their pursuit Chante stumbles into a local library to hide which seems to hold some ancient secrets within its walls. Inside the old building however, she not only finds a place of refuge but also within the pages of some of the books she reads which are magical story portals to other places and lands, she also discovers some magical creatures and beings that come alive on the pages and then take her into the stories they live in and on adventures to magical places and the Forever After Lands where she must assist them in some quests, help them to solve some problems and even assist them to solve some mysteries. Due to the acceptance that Chante discovers inside the Forever After Library of Magic and Mysteries, she starts to visit it as often as she can to discover more about the mysteries it contains and the magical creatures and beings that ask her to assist them upon each visit. Whilst on voyages of adventure Chante visits the many lands in the Forever After Lands and many magical places and as she embarks upon a voyage of self-discovery, she learns how to solve problems, faces and stands up to some tricky magical creatures in creative ways and develops some useful practical and creative approaches to resolve her own problems in the very real world. Written by Jill Thrussell
Main areas of focus: bullying, self-discovery, conflict resolution, problem-solving and teamwork.
Developed from: Dignity Demands a Verdict, Exported, Shadowlands & Children's/Family Hero Training project (2017/18)
