Shad Hadid and the alchemists of Alexandria

Twelve-year-old Shad Hadid has never quite fit inches The other kids at school don₂t understand him, so he spends most of his time alone, cooking for his teta and daydreaming of opening his own Arabic bakery full of tasty treats. But when Shad is attacked by a shadowy monster, he learns his late baba was an alchemist with the ability to mix charms, elixirs, and mists, and he₂s one too! Then Shad receives an invitation to the mysterious Alexandria...