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• Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans

  Hendrix, Isi

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  In this middle grade Afrofantasy series opener, Adia runs away from home, where everyone believes she is cursed to bring misfortune to everyone around her, and becomes an apprentice in the kitchens of the Academy of Shamans.

• Akata Witch

  Okorafor, Nnedi

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  This action-packed book, sometimes called the Nigerian Harry Potter, follows 12-year-old Sunny who, after unexpectedly discovering that she has magical powers, finds herself whisked into a hidden magical world.

• A Door in the Dark

  Reintgen, Scott

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  Locked-room murder mystery meets wilderness survival story in this young adult fantasy duology opener. A portal spell goes terribly wrong for six students from the Balmerick University for wizards, leaving them stranded in the midst of the deadly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ember and the Island of Lost Creatures

  Pamment, Jason

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  A tiny boy named Ember hopes to finally make some friends after being brought to a school filled with fantastical creatures in this adorable graphic novel.

• House of Marionne

  Elle, J.

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  Seventeen-year-old Quell has spent her entire life on the run from a secret magical society that kills people who hold powers like hers, but, when she's separated from her mother during an assassination attempt, she's forced to seek refuge at her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts

  Lewis, Erika, 1968-

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  After spending years bouncing from one foster home to the next, Kelcie Murphy is admitted into the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts, a magical boarding school.

• Little Witch Academia. 1

  Yoshinari, Yoh, 1971-

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  This adorable manga series centers on Akko, a young witch who has just been accepted into the prestigious Luna Nova Witchcraft Academy, where she's determined to succeed despite being the only student from a non-magical family.

• Lobizona

  Garber, Romina

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  When her mother is arrested by ICE and Manuela is left without a family or home, she flees into the Everglades where she discovers a magical school for witches and werewolves.

• Moongarden

  Barry, Michelle A.

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  This series starter is a futuristic re-imagining of The Secret Garden, set in a universe where magic is real, and plants have become toxic, sending humans fleeing into space.

• The Mystwick School of Musicraft

  Khoury, Jessica, 1990-

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  Twelve-year-old Amelia gets the chance she's always dreamed of when she's offered a spot at the Mystwick School of Musicraft, a school where aspiring musicians learn to cast magical spells with their music.

• Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun

  Okogwu, Tola

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  If you like superhero origin stories, you'll love this middle grade series starter about a British girl who is whisked away to a magical school in Nigeria after her hair performs supernatural feats to save a friend from drowning.

• Over My Dead Body

  Boo, Sweeney

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  When a classmate goes missing, a senior at Younwity's Institute of Magic sets out to find her.

• Rosie Frost and the Falcon Queen

  Halliwell, Geri, 1972-

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  After her mother's sudden and unexpected death, 13-year-old Rosie Frost is sent off to a mysterious school situated on Bloodstone Island, in the midst of a sanctuary for endangered species.

• Shad Hadid and the Alchemists of Alexandria

  Jreije, George

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  In this series starter, a 12-year-old boy who loves to bake learns that he comes from a long line of alchemists and begins attending the Alexandria Academy to learn about his magical heritage.

• Wildseed Witch

  Dumas, Marti

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  A social media-minded middle schooler's magical outburst captures the attention of local witches and earns her a scholarship to the prestigious--and somewhat pretentious--charm school, Les Belles Demoiselles.