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The Dark EliteSeries
series3 books2009
Tense in tone, about magic schools, set in north america.
“Lily's parents have sent her to a fancy boarding school in Chicago filled with the ultra-rich.”
from the catalogue
Start with Firespell →
Reason CansinoSeries
series3 books2005
Fantasy.
Start with Magic or Madness →
The Curse WorkersSeries
series3 books2010
Fantasy, about family secrets, set in north america.
“Holly Black's Curse Workers trilogy is set in an alternate America where 'curse work' — magic that harms or transforms through touch — is illegal, enforced through gloves and Prohibition-era-style crime families.”
from the catalogue
Start with White Cat →
The Magic Nation ThingNovel
Zilpha Keatley Snyderstandalone novel2005
Fantasy, about psychic powers, set in north america.
“Abby O'Malley is a girl who likes things to make sense.”
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WorldweaversSeries
series4 books2007
Fantasy, about magic schools.
“What's more, her greatest strength may be the powerlessness she has resisted for so long.”
from the catalogue
Start with Gift of the Unmage →
Stella MayweatherSeries
series6 books2011
Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.
Start with Illicit Magic →