Alyssa McCarthy's Magical Missions, Book 1, From Frights to Flaws - kindle eBook by Sunayna Prasad

http://www.amazon.com/Alyssa-McCarthys-Magical-Missions-Frights-ebook/dp/B00EO8U7O8

Twelve-year-old Alyssa McCarthy is unhappy with her life. But then an evil wizard kidnaps her to the Fiji Islands, and she can't go home until she defeats him.

This book is about dealing with challenges and how they cannot be avoidable. Kids can learn from Alyssa and how she deals with these challenges. 

Aside from that, there is a whole new culture of wizards and magic. Discover new magical creatures and even enchanted technology, as modern as ours.