A hilarious and heartfelt new series about a group of magical misfits! Nory's shape-shifting ability is a bit wonky. When she flunks out of her father's own magic academy, Nory's forced to enter the magic equivalent of the remedial classes. But Nory and her new classmates are going to prove that upside-down magic beats right-side up!

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Emily Jenkins
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Emily Jenkins, who sometimes uses the pen name E. Lockhart, is an American writer of children's picture books, young adult novels, and adult fiction. She is known best for the Ruby Oliver quartet, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, and We Were Liars.
Upside Down Magic 1: Upside Down Magic
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