{"id":326862,"date":"2026-04-17T11:55:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/?p=326862"},"modified":"2026-04-20T09:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T09:36:17","slug":"the-ship-of-strays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/au\/kids-club\/cool-kids\/book-club\/the-ship-of-strays\/","title":{"rendered":"The Geomancer Trilogy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Unlock a magic that could change the world&#8230;  or destroy it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1771073076.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1150\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1771073076.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-326865\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">When her sister vanishes after a<strong>\u00a0mysterious earthquake<\/strong>, Ysolda sets off on a\u00a0<strong>rescue mission<\/strong>. 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