City of Ships (Stravaganza #5)

Isabel was rushing to her next lesson when she nearly tripped over the little ped pouch. She picked it up, fascinated; it looked like a prop from a school play. It definitely did have something inside and she couldn't resist opening the string to see what it was.

Until she finds the mysterious little bag that seems to be from another time and place, Isabel is anything but extraordinary. Then she falls asleep with the bag in her hand and wakes up in another world altogether - a world where she is badly needed.

Isabel is a Stravagante, a person who can travel through time and space to a country called Talia, which is much like Italy. There she meet Flavia, a wealthy merchant whose ships have been attacked by pirates. And piracy isn't the only danger the Stravaganti face. The fierce Gate people are planning an attack by sea, while enemies of the Stravaganti are plotting to learn their secrets. Isabel will have an important role to play - she just doesn't know what it is yet.

A high-seas, high-stakes adventure awaits in this thrilling new novel by Mary Hoffman.