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From New York Times bestselling authors Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins comes the second entry in this offbeat series about a group of magical misfits.;Sarah Mlynowski is the author of several middle-grade and young adult novels, including the Magic in Manhattan series, Gimme a Call , Ten Things We Did (And Probably Shouldn't Have) , Don't Even Think About It , and the Whatever After series. Originally from Montreal, Sarah now lives in the kingdom of Manhattan with her very own prince charming and their fairy-tale-loving daughters. Visit Sarah online at www.sarahm.com.Lauren Myracle is the author of many popular books for teens and tweens, including the NEW YORK TIMES bestsellers TTYL and TTFN. She lives with her family in Fort Collins, Colorado.Emily Jenkins is the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of books for children and adults; including the chapter books TOYS GO OUT, TOY DANCE PARTY, and TOYS COME HOME; and the picture books LEMONADE IN WINTER, THAT NEW ANIMAL, and SKUNKDOG. As E. Lockhart, she's the author of THE DISREPUTABLE HISTORY OF FRANKIE LANDAU-BANKS, a finalist for both the National Book Award and the Michael L. Printz Award, and WE WERE LIARS.
Author Notes
Sarah Mlynowski was born on January 4, 1977 in Montreal, Canada. She attended McGill University where she graduated with a degree in English Literature. She later moved to Toronto to work for Harlequin Enterprises Ltd. She used her romance publishing experiences to fuel her first novel Milkrun. She now writes full-time and her other works include Fishbowl, Monkey Business, Me Vs. Me, and Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have). She also writes the Magic in Manhattan series. Her title's, Bad Hair Day and Beauty Queen made The New York Times Best Seller List.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (3)
Horn Book Review
At Dunwiddle Magic School, Nory, Bax, and the other kids with "wonky" powers face new challenges and triumphs in this sequel to Upside-Down Magic. First everyone's stuff is turned to stone, then Marigold accidentally shrinks mean-girl Lacey (she recovers), leading to a student-body backlash against the Upside-Down Magic Class kids. The coauthors have created another entertaining, light, yet thought-provoking fantastical school story. (c) Copyright 2016. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Nory and her friends are misfits in an alternate universe (Upside-Down Magic, 2015) where everyone has a magical talent. There are Fluxers, Flares, Fuzzies, Flickers, and Flyers whose talents develop in a fairly predictable, established pattern. But brown-skinned Nory and the children in the Upside-Down Magic class, or the UDMs as they are called, are different. Their magic is wonky and totally out of control, causing mayhem wherever they go. The kids with normal magic torment and ostracize them, especially their nemesis, a mean white girl who, with her group of followers, bullies them without mercy. When a series of bizarre and inappropriate magical events disrupt school activities and seem to implicate Nory's classmate Bax, the UDMs are threatened with the elimination of their program. The children draw closer together with the aid of caring teachers and coaches who encourage and believe in their capability to take control of their unusual talents and use them wisely. Nory leads the way as they solve the mystery and earn the respect of at least some of the other students. The inventive tale is filled with a deftly balanced mixture of otherworldly effects, humor, action, and the confusing and recognizable emotions of middle school dynamics. Nory is brave, determined, quick to take offense, kind, empathetic, and eminently likable. Appealing, warmhearted, and magical. (Fantasy. 8-12) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
A political dilemma writ small, this sequel to Upside-Down Magic (2015), by a trio of well-known names, is especially timely in its sentiment. When everyday objects turn to stone at the Dunwiddle Magic School, who better to blame than Bax, whose magic often turns the boy himself into a rock? When another member of Ms. Starr's special class (for kids who demonstrate odd magic) manages to accidentally shrink the group's nemesis, Lacey, a showdown is inevitable as Lacey starts a petition to dissolve Ms. Starr's program. Meanwhile Nory, the principal heroine, is making inroads under her tutor-coach with a regular magic group of Kittenball players. Will they turn on her, though, because of her unique abilities? With whimsical details like Kittenball, readers will be enchanted while absorbing lessons in fair play, and both Nory and Bax, it's worth noting, are characters of color. The final takeaway is that students can make their school better on the playing field and in the classroom. Lacey's divisiveness doesn't stand a chance!--Cruze, Karen Copyright 2016 Booklist
