What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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The Silken Road to Samarkand
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SOLVED. YA Fantasy with a girl who travels to a magical land with a genie and her best friend. Read before 2008.
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I wonder if this is The Silken Road to Samarkand. The goodreads description: Cyn and Megan have had two very different summer holidays. While Megan was away at music camp, Cyn was exploring the magical worlds of Atlantis and Xanadu with the powerful genie, King Sinbad. But when Cyn tries to tell her best friend about her adventures, Megan is more interested in showing off her new hairstyle and clothes. That is, until she steals the genie's enchanted ring and summons King Sinbad for herself ...
The genie grants Megan a wish, but not the kind she was hoping for. He banishes her to Circe's island, where she is mistaken for a slave and forced to serve the wicked sorceress. Cyn can't leave her best friend in danger. Together, she and the flying carpet set out on a perilous journey of rescue to the Magic Isles and beyond, along the silken road to the ancient city of Samarkand.
What's the Name of That Book???
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The protagonist is given the ability to travel to the magical land by the genie. In fact, I think the genie requests that she does to complete some kind of mission perhaps? yes, there's a magic carpet involved and it has the personality traits of a dog. She also has a magic bottomless everything bag she uses.
The protagonist's friend asks to come as well and the protag asks the genie's permission for this. The genie reluctantly agrees. During the adventure (which I unfortunately can't remember much about), the friend manages to do something bad (maybe stole jewelery or was accused of stealing) which the protag smooths over, but I think that ends the friendship or something. There isn't much else I remember about the plot sadly.
The cover had two girls in the foreground, in blue (blonde girl?) and red (brunette girl) t-shirts I think, and the genie in the background. The main colour palette of the background was yellow.
I have searched for so long, but there are so many books out there with FMCs and genies. No matter how imaginative my searches, they have been fruitless. Please help.