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In this spellbinding and "well-orchestrated"* sequel to The
Mystwick School of Musicraft, Amelia must master the magic of
Composing to help her school win a magic competition—and save her
friends from a mysterious evil. Things are finally looking up for
Amelia Jones: she's officially a Mystwick student, and she even has
a teacher to help her learn how to use her rare Composing magic.
When Mystwick enters an international magic competition, it’s
Amelia's chance to Compose something that will help them win the
day. The only problem is that she still doesn’t understand how
her powers work. But then she hears about a super exclusive
Midnight Orchestra—half performance, half magical black
market—and Amelia is sure that’s where she’ll find the answer
to her Composing problem. But the Midnight Orchestra is far more
sinister than it initially appears and if Amelia can’t unlock her
Composing powers, not only will Mystwick lose the musicraft
competition, she won’t be able to rescue her friends from the
danger unleashed in this thrilling adventure. *Kirkus
Jessica Khoury brings her masterful world-building and emotional
depth to an exciting fantasy series. In a world where everyone is
born with wings, stone monsters prowl the skies, hunting those who
dare to fly too high. In the Clandoms, everyone is born with wings,
with tight-knit communities formed around bird types: Jay, Falcon,
Crow. Ellie Meadows dreams of growing up to join the Goldwings -
the famed knights who defend all the people of the Clandoms. It was
a Goldwing, after all, who saved her life on that terrible day her
parents were killed. There's just one problem: Ellie is a Sparrow,
and the Goldwings are almost invariably picked from the higher
clans like Eagles and Ospreys. This rigid hierarchy means that
Ellie is destined to become a farmer. Determined to honor her
parents' memories and prove herself worthy of the Goldwings, Ellie
sets out on her own for the capital. But her journey will be
dangerous. Foul creatures called gargols lurk behind every cloud,
ready to slay anyone unlucky enough to be caught outside in a storm
- just as Ellie's family was. Soon her path intertwines with a
colorful band of fellow outcasts, each with their own
aspirations... and their own secrets. Ellie's new friends offer not
just roadside companionship. They'll challenge her ideas of right,
wrong, and what truly makes a hero. Fast-paced, highly imaginative
middle grade fantasy Perfect for fans of Wings of Fire Explores
important issues such as racism, classism, privilege and systemic
oppression
Jessica Khoury brings her masterful world-building and emotional
depth to this soaring fantasy series. In a world where everyone is
born with wings, stone monsters prowl the skies, hunting those who
dare to fly too high. In the Clandoms, everyone is born with wings,
though not all the clans are treated equally. Ellie Meadows longed
to become a Goldwing--the knights who protect the people--but
because she came from the humble Sparrow Clan, her dream faced
almost insurmountable resistance. Nox Hatcher has it even worse.
Nox is a Crow, a shattered clan. They can't own businesses or run
organizations, all due to mysterious betrayal made hundreds of
years ago. Nox has had to steal and scrape just to survive, but a
single goal has kept him going, even when it felt like all the
Clandoms were against him. Years ago, his mother was imprisoned for
a crime she didn't commit. Now, finally, Nox is going to save her.
But there's more to Nox's story than even he realizes, a secret
that's been kept buried for centuries. And the king of the Clandoms
himself is so desperate to conceal it that he's sent a ruthless
assassin after Nox and his friends. The four young fugitives must
watch every shadow. If they aren't careful, they'll be cut down
before they can rescue anyone.
When Aladdin discovers Zahra's jinni lamp, Zahra is thrust back
into a world she hasn't seen in hundreds of years -a world where
magic is forbidden and Zahra's very existence is illegal. She must
disguise herself to stay alive, using ancient shape-shifting magic,
until her new master has selected his three wishes. But when the
King of the Jinn offers Zahra a chance to be free of her lamp
forever, she seizes the opportunity - only to discover she is
falling in love with Aladdin. When saving herself means betraying
him, Zahra must decide once and for all: is winning her freedom
worth losing her heart? As time unravels and her enemies close in,
Zahra finds herself suspended between danger and desire in this
dazzling retelling of Aladdin from acclaimed author Jessica Khoury.
A lush, fantasy retelling of the classic tale, in which Aladdin's
genie is a teenage girl who breaks the cardinal rule of genies: she
falls in love with her master. "Aladdin like you've never
imagined." - Renee Ahdieh (The Wrath & The Dawn)
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