23-24: The Magisterium Series

Some say The Magisterium Series might be the new Harry Potter series...I may agree!

Authors Holly Black (Spiderwick Chronicles) and Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments Series) teamed up to write this five-book series featuring Callum Hunt, who, at the age of 12, learns more of the world of magic, a world that explains some of the oddities in life, a world of which he has not desire of which to be a part, mainly due to his father's discouragement.

Much like Harry attends Hogwarts, Callum and other trainees attend the Magisterium to learn more about their powers and the Enemy they must conquer. These characters, some you love; some you don't.

These authors writing style I appreciate and plan to take into the classroom as models for my students to emulate.  When I began first reading book one The Iron Trial, I annotated for all types of phrases, clauses, and sentence structures.  That, of course, only lasted for a few pages as I became swept up into the whirlwind of conflicts and character developments.

As I read, I was so glad that I had already purchased book two The Copper Gauntlet, a book I have already promised to loan to two others, both of whom are involved in either our teacher or student book club, both of whom have chosen The Iron Trial as our first group read for this fall.

Please...if you loved Harry Potter, go ahead and dive into this series.  You will want to adopt Callum, also!

Happy reading!