Book 12 in the Series
Billy & Bluma: Double Trouble
by Janice Wee
Synopsis
In trying to cure Leonard Lion's toothache, best friends Billy and Bluma discover a treasure map with a gold coin.
Mathilda's image on the coin convinces the kids that the map would lead them to their resurrected nanny.
After outsmarting the headmaster and sending Leonard on a wild goose chase, Billy and Bluma sneak out of St Lydia's Academy to search for Aunt Mathilda.
Squabbling, making up, getting chased by a grizzly bear who had enough of their antics, driving each other up the wall until they arrive at the blue-flower tree.
There was no sign of Mathilda.
Instead they met the charismatic Junta who hosted them in Carnival City.
Bluma discovered a forbidden book in their hotel room, which raised red flags.
Upon tracking the pair down, Leonard confirmed the children's suspicions.
But he was too late.
Excerpt
It dawned on Leonard that his abductors dropped him on a small island, in the middle of nowhere. The lion had a brilliant idea. In old movies, a man stranded on an island would build a fire and send smoke signals to planes flying overhead. Then someone would notice the signals and rescue him. Now, how can a lion without opposing thumbs, start a fire?
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A Boy, a Girl & a Lion Walk Into Trouble. Official Book Trailer
Billy Lionheart was raised by a lion. He speaks every animal language. He attends a boarding school for children born during the Great Tribulation. And right now, he and his childhood friend Bluma are chained in an underground dungeon — while their lion guardian Leonard is stranded on a trophy hunting island with no translator and no backup. They followed a golden coin and a treasure map looking for their beloved lost nanny, Mathilda. What they found instead was Carnival City — and a charming young man with very sinister plans.
She Was The Prankster... Until This Happened
Premieres 22 April 2026, 2:00pm EST. She started as the troublemaker who hid a glowing orb in a loaf of bread... and ended up leading a rescue mission across the ocean. Watch Bluma's incredible character arc unfold in 5 unforgettable scenes from Billy & Bluma: Double Trouble — Book 2 in The Adventures of Billy Lionheart by Janice Wee. In the Millennial Kingdom, where animals talk and immortals walk among mortals, two old friends are pulled into a kidnapping plot, an underground cult, and a hunt that puts their beloved lion guardian Leonard in mortal danger. But it's Bluma's journey that will steal your heart.
Billy & Bluma Chapter 1
Meet Cha Cha, Billy, Bluma and Leonard in Billy & Bluma. Double Trouble. This is how the fiasco of a fantasy adventure, all begins.
Junta's Trap!
The treasure map that's supposed to lead Billy and Bluma to their resurrected nanny
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