Have you ever wondered where your lost items could have got to? It turns out that there is another world entirely where they've gone. There, you will find all manner of missing items: stray socks, wayward pins...and children. Yes, children can get lost too, and these forgotten ones fall through the cracks and are gone. Pippa is one of these, and when she falls into the Lost World, she finds true belonging. But all is not well in this junk utopia, and those in charge are not to be trusted. Pippa will soon have to fight for what she has found.

Where the Lost Things Go

The girl's name was Naomi, and she allowed Pippa to lean on her a bit while she tried to process what had happened. 


"You know how some things go missing and they don't leave any trace?" Naomi asked, as she led Pippa over the junkyard wasteland. "This where all that lost stuff ends up." 


"Really?" She asked breathlessly. "What about us, then?" 


"Well, children can get lost too," said the boy, who was following along behind them. 


"But only children," Naomi said, "Because there aren't any real adults here." 


"Oh." Pippa looked at Naomi, who was holding her school satchel. She looked to be in her late teens. "How old are you?" 


"What's your name, then?" Naomi asked. 


"I'm Philippa Holland," she said, "But you can call me Pippa." 


"Wonderful! Now, Pippa," Naomi turned to her, "There are several territories here, you see. You fell into ours, the Tiger Clan territory. So, you get to stay with us." 


"Okay," Pippa said nervously. She wondered when she'd either wake up from her dream or fall back into the real world. 


"Welcome to our camp," Naomi said, and Pippa stared. 


The camp was a circular area, full of shelters made of every item under the sun. Dirty, ragged children like Naomi and Harry ran about, or sat at the entrances to their 'homes.' It looked like a hobo camp for kids. 


"You can stay at my place if you want," Naomi said, leading her among the shelters. Children stopped what they were doing to stare at her, and Pippa was painfully aware of how clean and neat she must look to them. 


Naomi led her to a shelter where a boy of about eighteen or so sat eating something. He looked up as they aproached. 


 "Judah, this is Pippa. She just fell in. Pippa, meet Judah, our chief," said Naomi. 


 "Hello, Pippa," Judah said as he stood. 


 "Pippa, you might be here for some time," Judah said. "Until your portal opens, you have to live in the Lost World. Will you stay with us?" 


 Here for some time? Pippa wondered if she could ever get home. But, to be honest, it wasn't like she wanted to go home anyway. This place was strange, but it couldn't be worse than where she had come. She took a deep breath, and said, "I'm happy to stay with you."


The Tiger Clan