Magnolia in Ilium

By A Novel by D L Jenkinson

Winner of England's 2025 Golden Wizard Book Prize for YA fiction.>

A witty, well-conceived, entertaining fantasy featuring a memorable young heroine and genuine chills. - Kirkus Reviews>

Magnolia Bannister is a twelve-year-old girl who loves living on her parents' magical steamboat, the Theodora, that travels up and down the Mississippi River, transporting magicians and magical creatures to all points of the compass. One day, she discovers that her parents have gone and done something foolish, like enrolling her in a boarding school for young magicians. Frantic, Magnolia plans to run away but changes her mind when she meets a three-hundred-year-old magician who gives her a magic ring and tells her that 'things won't go so well if you don't take it.' Join Magnolia, her parrot, three classmates, a befuddled English ghost, and a kleptomaniac cat as they embark on a madcap adventure searching for five missing students and five dragon teeth stolen from the Headmaster's office.

Join Magnolia and her classmates (including a kleptomaniac cat they hook up with) as they set out on a madcap adventure to round up five missing students and five dragon teeth stolen from the Headmaster's office.>

A 6-book series for children 10-18, or older if you like.>

An American fantasy that will stir your imagination.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1980621179
• ISBN13: 9781980621171
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"