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! The Marvellers deserves
the highest compliment I can give a book: I want to live in this world. -Rick Riordan #1 New
York Times bestselling-author Eleven-year-old Ella Durand is the first Conjuror to attend the
Arcanum Training Institute a magic school in the clouds where Marvellers from around the world
practice their cultural arts like brewing Indian spice elixirs and bartering with pesky Irish
pixies. Despite her excitement Ella discovers that being the first isn't easy-some Marvellers
mistrust her magic which they deem bad and unnatural. But eventually she finds friends in
elixirs teacher Masterji Thakur and fellow misfits Brigit a girl who hates magic and Jason
a boy with a fondness for magical creatures. When a dangerous criminal known as the Ace of
Anarchy escapes prison supposedly with a Conjuror's aid tensions grow in the Marvellian world
and Ella becomes the target of suspicion. 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. A
marvelous gift of a novel! With fantastical twists at every turn Clayton has created a world
that readers won't want to leave. -Angie Thomas #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The
Hate U Give and Concrete Rose
