The L-Shaped Village

Arthur Elfee (Art) is in his final year at school, and whilst trying to deal with the unexpected attentions of the prettiest girl in his year, he is also hiding a huge secret; one of his best friends is a Sprite, who appeared from nowhere four years in his past. Art believes their very treasured friendship has remained a secret, but the appearance of a magical Amulet transports him to a strange world, and a snow-covered village, where one of its inhabitants lets it slip that Art's Sprite-friend may not be all he seems...
The first novel in the "L-Shaped Village" series begins to tell the story of Arthur, a seemingly ordinary boy, who, over the course of his fantastical journey, discovers he may just be at the centre of one of the most misunderstood legends of our time, that also turns out to be far from mythical. And although he has never been anything but amazingly unremarkable, Art Elfee could just be the boy with the "coolest" destiny ever.