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Nory Horace is nine years old. She's resourceful, she's brave, she likes peanut butter cookies. Also, she's able to transform into many different animals. Unfortunately, Nory's shape-shifting talent is a bit wonky. And when she flunks out of her own father's magic academy, Nory's forced to enter public school, where she meets a group of kids whose magic is, well, different.
This new, offbeat series from hit authors Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins chronicles the misadventures of Nory and her oddball friends, who prove that upside-down magic definitely beats right side up.
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fun story with some great moral lessonsI recently watched the Disney movie of this book series. It made me curious enough to see what the books were like. Even though I’m an adult and much older than the suggested age range for this book, I’m truly glad I read it. I would recommend this for any age to read.The story was uplifting and taught some amazing concepts. Ones that any person should share and do for themselves and for others in our world. Especially with all the vitriol and hate that has constantly been out in the public as of late. It also touched on some pretty hefty emotional items about families and not being wanted. Though it didn’t address this directly, it did show that you can have a choice family as well as a bio-family and sometimes that choice one is even better.It was a quick easy read, well thought out and reasoned. Left enough open enough as to allow for more stories in the same universe and its various characters. The Disney film was good but was limited, as I wasn’t sure how they’d do a second film easily because it all tied up so neatly at the end. This book and its series, I can easily see lasting for quite a number of books for all to enjoy.I’m definitely recommending this for my nephew to read, since he is near the age range it’s originally specified for. I hope he finds he as uplifting and fun as I did.