The Roads We Borrow
Claudia Phelps · A young adult maritime fantasy of borrowed distance and hard-won amends
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Jesse wins a sailing race by shortening his route—but the spell steals an island community’s road home.
At an island school, apprentice wizard Jesse Martin secretly shortens his course in a prestigious sailing trial by adding the distance to a public ferry route. The win leaves remote communities hungry and teaches a calculating rival how to funnel travel toward the powerful. To put things right, Jesse must sail each changed passage, recover the roads’ shifting true names and bear the miles his spell imposed on others—even if the repair costs him the future he cheated to win.
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- Claudia Phelps
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- 58,067 words
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- 3 hours, 53 minutes
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- English
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