Upside-Down Magic ...

From New York Times bestselling authors Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins comes the hilarious and heartfelt story of a group of magical misfits.

Nory Horace is nine years old. She's resourceful, she's brave, she likes peanut butter cookies. Also, she's able to transform into many different animals. Unfortunately, Nory's shape-shifting talent is a bit wonky. And when she flunks out of her own father's magic academy, Nory's forced to enter public school, where she meets a group of kids whose magic is, well, different.

The authors nicely balance interesting and original magic elements with family and middle school dynamics. Likable Nory is prickly, needy, and determined as she rebounds from every disappointment, but her relationship with her father is a constant source of pain that is never resolved. The narrative voice is not omniscient, never reaching beyond 10-year-old Nory's emotional understanding. Readers will recognize much that is familiar and appealing in this alternate universe. – Kirkus

VERDICT - The story is engaging enough to appeal to reluctant readers, and Nory's equally entertaining classmates make it likely that sequels will ensue. Count on plenty of publicity and the multiple (and well-known) authors to drive interest in this title. – School Library Journal

For readers who love: Emily Windsnap, Land of Stories, Whatever After, Warriors, Wings of Fire
 Upside-Down Magic ...

• Fiction
• Chapter Books
• Authors: Sarah Mlynowski (Whatever After), Lauren Myracle (Eleven, ttyl), Emily Jenkins
• Interest Level: Ages: 8-12
• Grades 3-6
• 208 pages
• 5.4” x 8.3” x 1”
• Hardcover

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