Dhonielle Clayton makes her middle-grade debut with a fantasy
adventure set in a global magic school in the sky --an instant New
York Times and #1 Indie Bestseller!
**"The Marvellers deserves the highest compliment I can give a book: I
want to live in this world." --Rick Riordan, #1 New York Times
bestselling-author
**
Eleven-year-old Ella Durand is the first Conjuror to attend the Arcanum
Training Institute, a magic school in the clouds where Marvellers from
around the world practice their cultural arts, like brewing Indian spice
elixirs and bartering with pesky Irish pixies.
Despite her excitement, Ella discovers that being the first isn't
easy--some Marvellers mistrust her magic, which they deem "bad and
unnatural." But eventually, she finds friends in elixirs teacher,
Masterji Thakur, and fellow misfits Brigit, a girl who hates magic, and
Jason, a boy with a fondness for magical creatures.
When a dangerous criminal known as the Ace of Anarchy escapes prison,
supposedly with a Conjuror's aid, tensions grow in the Marvellian world
and Ella becomes the target of suspicion. Worse, Masterji Thakur
mysteriously disappears while away on a research trip. With the help of
her friends and her own growing powers, Ella must find a way to clear
her family's name and track down her mentor before it's too late.
**"A marvelous gift of a novel! With fantastical twists at every turn,
Clayton has created a world that readers won't want to leave." --Angie
Thomas, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Hate U Give and
Concrete Rose
**