In The First Two Lives of Lukas-Kasha by Lloyd Alexander, Lukas (self-proclaimed town laze) pays a street magician for a trick. The magician dunks Lukas’s head in a tub of water, transporting him to a distant kingdom. There Lukas is crowned monarch—but everyone thinks he’s named Kasha.
The kingdom is a disaster. The threat of war looms, and selfish ministers scheme. However “Kasha” makes some friends: a strong-willed freedom fighter and an impudent versifier. Together, the three heroes stabilize the kingdom. Kasha might just be falling in love with the freedom fighter.
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