num_pages: 213
description: In the busy village square, Lukas is drawn to a magician called Battisto the Magnificent, who promises adventure to anyone who will pay for it. Anxious for excitement, Lukas spends a silver coin and volunteers to take part in Battisto's magic. He is plunged into a tub of water and finds himself washed ashore in a new land of palaces and hidden treasure.To his astonishment, Lukas is hailed King of Abadan by those who find him. But his life in the palace is endangered by rivals who threaten to overthrow him. Running for his life, Lukas takes off with the court astrologer, a hot-tempered slave girl, and a poet. Not in his wildest dreams could Lukas have imagined this strange turn of events. And the adventure is just beginning…
language: English
title: The First Two Lives of Lukas-Kasha
titlecomplete: The First Two Lives of Lukas-Kasha
genres: Juvenile, Fiction, Humor, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, Young Adult Fantasy, American, Fantasy, Adventure
ratings_count: 831
awards: awardedAt: 347184000000
name: Zilveren Griffel, awardedAt: 284025600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Children's Literature
publisher: Puffin Books