Sarah Mlynowski
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
400L
Language
English
Description
After moving to a new house, ten-year-old Abby and her younger brother Jonah discover an antique mirror that transports them into the Snow White fairy tale.
Author
Series
Upside-down magic volume 1
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
With their magic being unpredictable, Nory, Elliott, Andres, and Bax are sent to the upside-down magic room at Dunwiddle Magic School.
3) Dream on
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
440L
Language
English
Description
In this third adventure, Abby, her brother Jonah, and her friend Robin get sucked into the magic mirror and end up in the story of Sleeping Beauty, but when Robin pricks her finger and uses up the sleeping spell, Abby has to come up with a clever solution and a new happily-ever-after.
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 11
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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,...
5) Showing off
Author
Series
Upside-down magic volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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.
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 13
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Abby and Jonah take a trip through the magic mirror and finally end up in Jack and the beanstalk (which happens to be Jonah's favorite story ever)--but things soon start to go wrong, and the children have to try and set the tale right, even if it means trading their dog, Prince, for the magic beans, climbing the beanstalk (three times!), and reaching an amicable settlement with the giants (Magnus and Philippa, who are really quite nice), and the sneaky...
7) Seeing Red
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 12
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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 accidentally knocked out the Huntsman, they set out to save Red (named Lali) and her rather unpleasant grandmother themselves--but 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.
Author
Series
Upside-down magic volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Dory and her friends from Ms. Starr's Upside-Down Magic class set off on an overnight school field trip to Dragon Haven to see, and learn how to care for, dragons--unfortunately there are other students with regular magic there as well, so it is not long before the trouble starts.
9) Abby in Oz
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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." --
10) Just dance
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 15
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When the magic mirror sends Abby and Jonah into the story of The Twelve Dancing Princesses to retrieve the crown ruby from the Kingdom of Douze, they follow the twelve sisters to the underground Dance Resistance Party where Abby learns she is not really a terrible dancer.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017].
Language
English
Description
Nineteen-year-old Sydney has the perfect summer mapped out. She's spending the next four and a half weeks travelling through Europe with her childhood best friend Leela. Their plans include Eiffel Tower selfies, eating cocco gelato, and making out with hot strangers. Her plans do not include Leela's cheating ex-boyfriend showing up on the flight to London, falling for the cheating ex-boyfriend's hot friend, monitoring her mother's spiraling mental...
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarpeCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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...
13) Good as gold
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 14
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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,...
14) Weather or not
Author
Series
Upside-down magic volume 5
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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...
15) Sink or swim
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
470L
Language
English
Description
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.
16) Bad hair day
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 5
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
430L
Language
English
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.
17) If the shoe fits
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
420L
Language
English
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.
18) Cold as ice
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 6
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
410L
Language
English
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 9
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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.
20) Once upon a frog
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 8
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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.