The Marvellers (The Conjureverse Series #1)

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! 

Eleven-year-old Ella Durand is the first Conjuror to attend the Arcanum Training Institute, a magic school in the clouds for Marvellers from around the world. Ella discovers that being the first isn't easy but she finds friendship in fellow misfits Brigit, a girl who hates magic, and Jason, a boy with a fondness for magical creatures and support from her Elixirs teacher, Masterji Thakur.

Then the notorious Ace of Anarchy escapes prison, supposedly with a Conjuror's aid, and Ella finds herself as the prime suspect. 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.

The perfect next read for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers and Skandar and the Unicorn Thief!

Also in this series:
The Memory Thieves (The Conjureverse Series #2)

"The Marvellers deserves the highest compliment I can give a book: I want to live in this world" —Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series and Daughter of the Deep

"A richly imagined world with characters I wish I could meet and magic that filled my dreams for days afterwards. I didn't want it to end—when is the next one out!?" —A. F. Steadman, author of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief

"[A] myriad [of] global cultural traditions with an intersectionally inclusive, fantastical adventure." —Publishers Weekly

"The Marvellers is a rich, enchanted melting pot of magic, thrills, and colour ... filled with heart, wit, and humour. Reinventing the magic school trope is a tall order, but author Dhonielle Clayton is well up to the task ... A tantalizing introduction to an exhilarating fantasy universe" —Soman Chainani, New York Times-bestselling author of The School for Good and Evil