Book description
A hilarious and heartfelt new series about a group of magical misfits!
Nory Horace is nine years old. She's resourceful, she's brave, she
likes peanut butter cookies. Also, like most people in her magical
world, she's able to transform into many different animals.
Unfortunately, Nory's shape-shifting ability is a bit...wonky.…
Why read it?
1 author picked Upside-Down Magic as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This a fantasy chapter book about a girl at a magic school who’s taking lessons. You’re supposed to turn into a type of animal, but the girl can’t figure out how to work the magic right, so she’s a mixed-up animal, like a cat with dragon wings, which is funny and kind of scary. My granddaughter found it exciting to see what was going to happen to her.
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