A place where all people from around the world could come together and share what’s marvelous about their culture and its magical traditions. An institute where you could master brewing Indian spice elixirs, practice the art of Caribbean steel drum hypnosis, care for Chinese dragons, or practice bartering with pesky Irish pixies. I wanted an invitation to magic school so badly, so I wrote a world I would’ve desperately wanted to live in as a young reader. I was obsessed with all things magic and looking for kids who looked like me in the grand adventures of my favorite stories. This book is a love letter to my 11-year-old self-the tiny, glasses-wearing nerd who used to hide beneath her grandmother’s mahogany dining room table with a stack of books. How did you develop the idea for The Marvellers? PW sat down with Clayton to chat about the new book, worldbuilding, and what she’s working on next. But, above all, the book is chock full of playfulness, adventure, and sets out to “remind all readers that they deserve magic… no matter what.” The novel, set at a magical school in the sky, explores themes of community, bigotry, and ostracism. 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 childhood love for magic, the desire to see broader representation within children’s fantasy stories, and her own time as a school librarian, served as the seeds of inspiration for Dhonielle Clayton’s debut middle grade novel, The Marvellers (Holt).
Worse, Masterji Thakur mysteriously disappears while away on a research trip.
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. Dhonielle Clayton makes her middle-grade debut with a fantasy adventure set in a global magic school in the sky, perfect for fans of Rick Riordan, Soman Chainani, and Philip Pullman-an instant New York Times and #1 Indie Bestseller!Įleven-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.ĭespite 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.
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