


Ella knows some people mistrust her Conjuror magic, often deemed "bad and unnatural," but she's eager to make a good impression-and, hopefully, some friends.īut Ella discovers that being the first isn't easy, and not all of the Marvellers are welcoming. Author Dhonielle Clayton makes her middle-grade debut with a fantasy adventure set in a global magic school in the sky.Įleven-year-old Ella Durand is the first Conjuror to attend the Arcanum Training Institute, where Marvellers from all around the world come together to practice their cultural arts like brewing Indian spice elixirs, practicing Caribbean steel drum hypnosis, and bartering with fussy Irish faeries.
