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Raya is a lost soul, going through the motions of life without a dream of her own.
One night, on her subway ride home, Raya's thoughts wander too far. She wakes on the Elsewhere Express, a magical train that offers its passengers a sense of purpose, peace, and belonging. The journey is a chance for Raya to reimagine her life - but only if she finds her compartment before time runs out.

Once aboard, Raya meets an intriguing artist named Q and together they race to find their place on the train, through a boarding car carpeted in meadow grass and along a dining carriage where passengers picnic on lilypads.

But a mysterious stowaway has boarded with them, and with it a dark, malignant magic that threatens to destroy the train. The closer Raya comes to uncovering the stowaway's identity, the nearer she draws to the ultimate question:

What is her life's true purpose - and is it a destination the Elsewhere Express can take her to?

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Praise for The Elsewhere Express!

'The Elsewhere Express will carry you to the stars.' -- Molly O'Neill

'I didn't want to leave the elsewhere express after devouring it in 24 hours!' ? ? ? ? ?

'This book had me sobbing on the beach. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough.' -- Sydney J. Shields

'Finishing The Elsewhere Express forced me to experience all five stages of grief and I could not be happier. I will absolutely continue to look forward to anything Yambao writes!' ? ? ? ? ?

'The Elsewhere Express reads like a Ghibli movie... Its musical prose, vast imagination, and exploratory storytelling will spirit you away.' -- Charlie N. Holmberg

'The Elsewhere Express was a 5 ? daydream full of feeling. It tickled my imagination and made me think. What a beautiful book ?' ? ? ? ? ?

''I am dazzled by Samantha Sotto Yambao's extraordinarily beautiful imagination.' -- India Holton

'I could read this book over and over again and undoubtedly will.' ? ? ? ? ?

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• Publication Date: January 22, 2026
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• Print Length: 375 Pages
• File Size: 408 KB