The Magic Brush and Enchanted Paintings Sometimes the world can seem boring,
harsh and hostile, especially to a teenager. This is certainly what it feels
like for the American boy Ben, as he tries to get used to living in a foreign
country after his parents' divorce, when he never wanted to leave his home in
the first place. He doesn't like Budapest, and his new classmates are none too
friendly either. He's happiest retreating into his own little world with his
cherished films about the Middle Ages to keep him company, daydreaming about his
life as a knight in some parallel universe... Then something happens to make
Ben's wish come true ? only not quite in the way he imagined. From one moment to
the next, he finds himself transported to a strange, unfamiliar place with the
talkative, inquisitive Maya, a girl from his new class at school. They have no
idea how and why they got there, or what to make of this unpredictable, magical
land. Then there is the mystery of the mysterious paintbrush that Ben found
before their unusual journey, and what it has to do with the strange events that
unfold. One thing is certain: they have to get to the bottom of the mysteries if
they want to get home, but the adventures that await them turn out to be beyond
their wildest imaginings.