Sarah Mlynowski
1) Sink or swim
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 4
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Once again Abby and her brother Jonah go through the magic mirror in their basement, and this time they find themselves interfering in the Little Mermaid story--and needing to set things right and make sure everyone has a happy ending.
2) Seeing Red
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 12
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Abby tries to use the magic mirror to get to her friend's house, but she ends up with her brother in the tale of Little Red Riding Hood; where, having accidently knocked out the Huntsman, they set out to save Red (named Lali) and her rather unpleasant grandmother themselves. But they end up having to save the wolf (who actually seems a lot nicer then Lali's grandmother), and discovering a surprising secret about their own Nana.
3) Abby in Oz
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 4
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Description
Abby, her two friends Robin and Frankie, and the annoying Penny, are in their treehouse arguing about what to do for their special school project when a tornado appears out of nowhere, scoops up the treehouse, and transports them all to the land of Oz, where they are soon confronted by Wicked Witch of the East (who is very much alive, and rather angry), and must save a story that is going completely sideways--all because of the evil Gluck.
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 6
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 4
Description
On their sixth trip through the magic mirror, Abby and Jonah find themselves in the story of the Snow Queen, a troubled character who chose power over family and friendship, and Abby has free the children the Queen has under her spell--with the help of her new friend, a talking reindeer called Ralph, and a strange girl named Sharon.
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 4
Description
On their fifth trip through the magic mirror, siblings Abby and Jonah find themselves in the story of Rapunzel--and they set out to free her from her tower, reunite her with her parents, and give the story a completely happy ending.
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 2
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 3
Description
On their second adventure through the magic mirror Abby and Jonah find themselves in the Cinderella fairy tale--and that is when things start to go really wrong.
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 9
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 4
Description
In their ninth journey through the magic mirror Abby and Jonah find themselves in the tale of Aladdin, and after giving the hero of the story a bloody nose in a game of dodge ball, they take his place with the evil magician looking for the magic lamp--and things continue to go down hill from there.
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 8
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Abby is worried because Jonah has the fairy Maryrose's memories mixed up with his own, but when they try to talk to her they get sucked through the mirror and find themselves in the story of The Frog Prince.
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 14
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 4
Description
The magic mirror has a crack and it sends Abby, Jonah, and Prince into the mixed up tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and they soon find that Goldy is in need of a lot of gold to get her father out of jail, and so they find themselves negotiating between the Bears, who want honey, and Rumpelstiltskin, who just wants a friend or two--but King Ned is just plain greedy and somehow the children and Goldy's father have to escape from the king's jail,...
Author
Series
Upside-down magic volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 4
Formats
Description
"It's never easy when your magic goes wonky. For Nory, this means that instead of being able to turn into a dragon or a kitten, she turns into both of them at the same time -- a dritten. For Elliott, the simple act of conjuring fire from his fingertips turns into a fully frozen failure. For Andres, wonky magic means he's always floating in the air, bouncing off the walls, or sitting on the ceiling. For Bax, a bad moment of magic will turn him into...
11) Best wishes
Author
Series
Best wishes (Mlynowski) volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 4
Description
After her best friend ditches her, fifth-grader Becca, feeling devastated and alone, yearns for people to like her, so when a magical bracelet grants her wish to have loads of friends, she soon discovers having a dream come true is not as simple as it seems.
12) Cold as ice
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 4
Formats
Description
On their sixth trip through the magic mirror, Abby and Jonah find themselves in the story of the Snow Queen, a troubled character who chose power over family and friendship, and Abby has to free the children the Queen has under her spell--with the help of her new friend, a talking reindeer called Ralph, and a strange girl named Sharon. .
13) Sticks & stones
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
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Description
Nory, Bax, and their friends are in a special class at Dunwiddle Magic School, a class for children whose magic is unpredictable--and while Nory is finding an outlet for her dritten-self (a combination of a kitten and dragon), in the kittenball team, Bax is worried because all he can do is turn into a rock, and nobody knows why.
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 11
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Abby is feeling slighted by not being chosen festival leader at school, and her brother Jonah thinks that a trip through the magic mirror is just what she needs--but when they find themselves in a strange version of the Princess and the pea, and Abby is tagged as the princess, who will be the next ruler of the Kingdom of Bog (which is very damp and infested with alligators), she is not so much complimented as desperate to find an alternate princess,...
15) Bad hair day
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 4
Formats
Description
On their fifth trip through the magic mirror, siblings Abby and Jonah find themselves in the story of Rapunzel--and they set out to free her from her tower, reunite her with her parents, and give the story a completely happy ending.
16) If the shoe fits
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 3
Formats
Description
On their second adventure through the magic mirror Abby and Jonah find themselves in the Cinderella fairy tale--and that is when things start to go really wrong.
17) Showing off
Author
Series
Upside-down magic volume 3
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Description
The Dunwiddle Magic School (fifth to eighth grade) is intended for children whose magic is "upside-down" like Dory (who turns into a combination of a kitten and dragon) and Pepper (whose uncontrollable "fiercing" terrifies everyone around her)--so the Show Off, where fifth grade students are supposed to showcase their skills, does not really seem like a good idea.
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Nineteen-year-old Sam's summer isn't off to a great start. Her boyfriend, Eli, ditched her for a European backpacking trip and now she's a counselor at Camp Blue Springs: the summer camp her eleven-year-old self swore never to return to. Sam expects the next seven weeks to be a total disaster. That is, until she meets Gavin, the camp's sailing instructor, who turns her expectations upside down. Gavin may have gotten the job just for his abs. Or that...
19) Weather or not
Author
Series
Upside-down magic volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Formats
Description
"When Willa's upside-down magic rains, it pours. Clouds form under ceilings. Classrooms get flooded. Umbrellas must always be nearby, just in case Willa has an outburst. Willa hates being the source of such sogginess. Even worse, the more she rains, the badder she feels ... and the badder she feels, the more she rains. All the storminess is threatening to drown her good grades and flood all her friendships. Is there any way to use magic to make the...
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 10
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 3
Description
In this trip through the magic mirror, Abby and Jonah find themselves in the tale of Hansel and Gretel, where they have to deal with the witch and hope the portal will open so they can get home.