That mission is reflected in "The Marvellers," whose global school celebrates a wide range of cultures and different forms of magic. When a dangerous criminal known as the Ace of Anarchy escapes prison and her mentor disappears, Ella quickly becomes a suspect and must work fast to clear her family's name and save her teacher before it's too late.Ĭlayton is COO of We Need Diverse Books, a nonprofit organization that advocates for greater diversity in the publishing industry and children's literature. Eleven-year-old Ella Durand is the school's first Conjuror, and she discovers many at the school don't trust her "unnatural" magic. Arcanum Training Institute draws Marvellers from around the world to practice their arts – say, for instance, bartering with Irish pixies or brewing elixirs. That's the setting for her upcoming fantastical middle-grade YA book "The Marvellers" (Henry Holt and Co., 336 pp., on sale May 3). Author Dhonielle Clayton ("The Belles," "Tiny Pretty Things") has just the remedy for escaping reality: a magic school in the sky. If real life won't deliver, a book always will. We could all use a little more magic in our lives, especially now.
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