Upside-Down Magic Series
From Emily Jenkins, Sarah Mlynowski, and Lauren Myracle comes the New York Times bestselling series about a group of magical kids who set out to prove that life on the other side of ordinary has its charms. Coming to the Disney Channel in summer 2020!
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Upside-Down Magic
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 ktiten, 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...
Upside-Down Magic: Sticks and Stones
Strange things are happening at Dunwiddle Magic School – and the Upside-Down Magic class is getting blamed!
Yes, Marigold did shrink Lacey Clench to the size of a mouse. But that was an accident. And, yes, most people weren’t prepared for Nory to transform into a squippy (that’s half squid, half puppy) – but it’s not like Nory meant to mix up paws and tentacles. And while Bax does have the unfortunate magical condition of turning into a stone, he swears he has nothing to do with some of the rocky magic that’s been causing a string of Dunwiddle disasters.
When things gets messy, it’s easy to point your finger at the kids with the messiest magic. But the Upside-Down Magic students aren’t going to let themselves be blamed. Instead, they’re going to find out what’s really going on – and get their school back on track before something really wacky happens.
Upside-Down Magic: Showing Off
Upside-Down Magic is shaking up the Dunwiddle Magic School talent show! When the Show Off contest puts Nory, Pepper, Bax and their Upside-Down Magic friends up against the Sparkies, things might get really, really messy.
Will Pepper fierce all the animals during the performance?
Will Nory turn into a flamingo-kitten?
Will Bax turn into a swivel chair?
Can Eliott unfreeze his guitar?
It’s a rock-and-roll comedy adventure.
Upside-Down Magic: Dragon Overnight
The kids in Upside-down Magic have always felt a little unusual at school -- and now they're heading out into the wild!
Nory Horace can turn herself into a kitten. But sometimes she adds a bit of dragon and well, accidentally turns into a dritten. Oops? Her friend Andres Padillo can fly high...but then he can't fly back down again.
Nory and Andres are in an Upside-down Magic class with other kids who have unusual magic. Now they're off on their first-ever overnight field trip! At Dragon Haven, Nory, Andres and their UDM classmates get to swim with dragons, fly with dragons, and feed dragons. there's even a Hatchery, where they might get to see a newborn dragon.
There's only one downer. The UDM kids aren't the only ones visiting Dragon Haven. There are other students there, too. Students from another school. Students with typical magic. Dragon rescue, bonfires, and pajama breakfasts won't be nearly as fun with a bunch of snooty strangers.
Unless... maybe everything isn't as bad as it first seems. Thrown together with kids who are probably enemies, but might be friends, the UDM kids dive into their topsy-turviest adventure yet.
Upside-Down Magic: Weather or Not
When Willa's upside-down magic rains, it pours. Clouds form under ceilings. Classrooms get flooded. Umbrellas must always be nearby, just in case Willa has an outburst.
Willa hates being the source of such sogginess. Even worse, the more she rains, the badder she feels . . . and the badder she feels, the more she rains.
All the storminess is threatening to drown her good grades and flood all her friendships. Is there any way to use magic to make the clouds disappear? Or is the storm of the century on its way?
Upside-Down Magic: The Big Shrink
Book six in the New York Times bestselling series Upside-down Magic, co-written with Lauren Myracle and Sarah Mlywnoski.
Marigold Ramos can magically make things small - sometimes very, very small. The only problem? She can't figure out how to make them big again.
Maybe a new tutor can help Marigold manage her magic. And maybe her magic will come in handy as she and her friends in the Upside-Down Magic class band together to protest a new rule by their principal, a super unfair rule that bans them from bringing their amazing new toy dragons to school.
But when Marigold starts shrinking her friends and the class bunny, it's a humongous problem! It's time to figure out how Marigold and her friends can make a big statement... without disappearing entirely!
Upside-Down Magic: Hide and Seek
When Nory's magic first appeared, her father wanted her to go to fancy, selective Sage Academy, where he is the headmaster.But Nory's magic went upside-down at the worst possible moment… and she was sent to Dunwiddle Middle School instead!
The good news? Nory loves Dunwiddle, and her best friends have upside-down magic, too!
The bad news? When a flood wrecks Dunwiddle, Nory and her UDM friends are forced to relocate… to Sage Academy!
Sure, there's a magical skunk garden, a school-wide Hide and Seek night, and expensive gloves that help Nory's friend Elliott with his flaring, but Nory's father and the rest of the teachers are super strict, and Nory doesn't feel like she fits in… at all. When she's offered the chance to stay at Sage for good, she has to decide where she belongs… and if Sage Academy can learn that magic comes in all shapes and sizes.
Upside-Down Magic: Night Owl
The Upside-Down Magic kids are back in another topsy-turvy adventure in the next installment of this New York Times bestselling series!
It's Big Night in Dunwiddle . . . and that means the whole school has a sleepover like no other. For one night every year, magic students run through the halls, hunting for the objects that will win them a super special prize.
Nory is super excited for the scavenger hunt. Not only because she likes winning, but also because if her team wins, she thinks there's a chance her best friend Elliott won't move away to attend super snobby Sage Academy.
Sebastian is a little less excited once the hunt is on. Yes, he has magical powers that help his team — like being able to see invisible things or anything that makes a sound. The problem is that the really loud sounds are hurting him . . . and nobody seems to care.
The kids in Upside-Down Magic know their five F's (Flares, Flyers, Fuzzies, Flickers, and Fluxers) — but to win this night, a sixth F is the most important . . . Friendship.