It's never easy when your magic goes wonky.
For Nory, this means that instead of being able to turn into a dragon or a kitten, she turns into both of them at the same time -- a dritten.
For Elliott, the simple act of conjuring fire from his fingertips turns into a fully frozen failure.
For Andres, wonky magic means he's always floating in the air, bouncing off the walls, or sitting on the ceiling.
For Bax, a bad moment of magic will turn him into a . . . actually, he'd rather not talk about that.
Nory, Elliott, Andres, and Bax are just four of the students in Dunwiddle Magic School's Upside-Down Magic class. In their classroom, lessons are unconventional, students are unpredictable, and magic has a tendency to turn wonky at the worst possible moments. Because it's always amazing, the trouble a little wonky magic can cause . . .
- Age Range: 8 - 12 years
- Grade Level: 3 - 7
- Series: Upside-Down Magic (Book 1)
- Paperback: 208 pages
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- How We Read It: Audiobook
- Age of Children at Time of First Reading: 7 & 5
How It Came Alive
Pretend Play
My kids cannot get enough of imaginative play with the "wonky" magic in these books! They choose which kind of magic they want to have and then create a massive story, games of good-guy-bad-guy, and tag at the playground.
Social-Emotional Learning
These books are about children who are different from mainstream. Conversations about fairness, equity, and seeing differences as strengths have pitter-pattered through our life.
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