Best friends Elinor "Nory" Boxwood-Horace and Reina Carvajal discover they have magical powers: Nory can transform into animals and Reina can control fire. They enroll at Sage Academy, a prestigious magic school.
At Sage Academy, there are different classes for each student: the Flare class for students who can create fire with their hands, the Fluxer class for those who can turn into animals, the Flyer class is for those who can fly a few feet from the ground, the Fuzzy class for those who can talk to animals, and the Flicker class for those who can levitate things to them with the flick of a finger. The duo must test their magical powers to see if they are fit to be in the honors-level classes for their magic category.
During the test, Reina shows off her flare skills while Nory unintentionally transforms into a cat/dragon hybrid while trying to turn into a cat. Reina is placed in the Honors Flare class, but Nory is placed in the Upside-Down Magic program, a problem for students who have imperfect abilities as Headmistress Knightslinger considers them to be easy targets for the Shadow Magic, an evil force that uses a person's magic against everyone else through possession. As Nory and her fellow students secretly plan to perfect their abilities while assisting Budd in his grounds keeping, Headmistress Knightslinger is unaware that the Shadow Magic has ways of targeting the most unlikely students.
Reina discovers a book about Shadow Magic and, unaware of the Shadow Magic legend that Nory and the other UDMs were taught, takes the book to the dorm and finds a page about strengthening magical abilities. Reina reads the page because she was being belittled by a fellow Flare student named Phillip who has more Flare experience than her, and even her strange new friend Chandra is unable to fully help her.
After the incident, Nory and the UDMs are moved into their respective magic classes and Budd is now an official Fuzzy teacher. In a post-credit scene, the Shadow Magic book falls off the shelf as it opens on a specific page that shows the magic logo with one symbol that has been removed in the normal magic logo. Shadow Magic is not fully defeated and it seems to have its own lost category of magic that it wants to show the world at any destructive cost.
So far, each book focuses on a different kid and how their magic impacts their life, with Nory getting attention in every title. In addition to feeling a bit out of place and celebrating your differences, the three authors try to look at the other issues the class (and kids this age) might be facing.
Nory knew her magic powers would develop when she was ten. She knew her father would want her to attend the prestigious Sage Academy where he teaches. And she knew her father would be very disappointed if she blows her interview. . . which she just did.
Nory has the magical power to transform herself into any animal she can imagine. The problem is she has a vivid imagination. Sage Academy has no place for a kitten with dragon wings, so Nory is sent to public school. Not just normal public school, Having such a wonky power means Nory ends up in Magic Special Ed Class.
Nory Horace is nine years old. She's resourceful, she's brave, she likes peanut butter cookies. Also, she's able to transform into many different animals. Unfortunately, Nory'shape-shifting talent is a bit wonky. And when she flunks out of her own father's magic academy, Nory's forced to enter public school, where she meets a group of kids whose magic is, well, different.
From Canadian author Sarah Mlynowski, and authors Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins, this offbeat new series chronicles the misadventures of Nory and her oddball friends, who prove that upside-down magic definitely beats right side up.
Parents need to know that Upside-Down Magic is a movie inspired by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins' same-named book series. The film departs from the stories in several ways, but the crux of the plot is the same: Teenage Nory (Izabela Rose) and her best friend, Reina (Siena Agudong), overcome personal struggles as they attend a school for magical students. Nory's unwillingness to view what makes her different from her peers as a problem makes her a fantastic role model for kids. To get her point across, she challenges authority figures and the status quo -- but in this case, the ends certainly justify the means. A few scenes show a teen possessed by a foreboding force that eventually consumes her and threatens everyone else, but actual scares are few, and a happy ending awaits. There's no swearing, but you can expect some name-calling, like "loser," "dumb," "dorks," and "stupid," as well as "butts." Watching the movie may encourage kids to check out the books, if they haven't already. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.
In UPSIDE-DOWN MAGIC, 13-year-old Nory (Izabela Rose) and her best friend, Reina (Siena Agudong), share a very special talent -- both have magical powers! Reina can conjure and manipulate fire, and Nory can transfigure into animals. Well, she can transfigure into unusual combinations of animals, that is, and Reina can beckon flames when her confidence is high, but no matter. As the BFFs head off to Sage Academy to study magic and further their skills, Nory's excitement helps Reina see past her nerves . . . until things go awry when the students test for placement in their respective schools. Reina earns a spot among the Flares (no surprise there), but Nory finds herself in a class of misfits called UDM -- Upside-Down Magic -- under a mentor who's tasked with teaching them everything BUT magic so as to eradicate their nonconforming and unusual skills. As Nory rallies her new friends to challenge Headmaster Knightslinger's (Vicki Lewis) status quo, Reina battles demons of her own that could spell disaster for the school and everyone in it.
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 worse she feels.... and the worse 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 clouds disappear? Or is the storm of the century on its way?
The class currently consists of 8 students: Nory, Elliott, Sebastian, Andres, Willa, Marigold, Bax, and Pepper. Two of them are Fluxers, two are Flares, one is a Flyer, one is a Flicker, one is a Fierce (or Upside-Down Fuzzy), and one has a whole new kind of magic: size magic. The teacher is an Upside-Down Fuzzy named Ms. Starr.
In the film adaptation. there are only four students in the class: Nory, Elliott, Andres, and Pepper. The teacher is an Upside-Down Fuzzy named Budd Skriff who also acts as Sage's groundkeeper. The class is created after a student who had upside-down magic was possessed by the Shadow Magic.
Initially, the UDM class is despised by the people with "normal" magic, believing they are perfect vessels for the shadow. However, this was ultimately proven to be false, as Reina Carjaval was easily manipulated by the shadow and ultimately possessed by it. At the end of film, the class is dismissed and the students are accepted by the "normal" people.
13-year-old Nory (Izabela Rose) and her best friend, Reina (Siena Agudong) enter the Sage Academy for Magical Studies, where Nory's wonky magic lands her in a class for those with Upside-Down Magic, otherwise known as UDM. While many believe that the UDM's unique powers make them a target to dangerous and evil shadow magic, Nory and her fellow UDM classmates set out to prove that Upside-Down Magic beats right-side-up!
Luckily for Nory, she is not alone in having magical powers: her new best friend, Reina Carvajal can manipulate fire and flames. Nory finds out her mother had similar magic and went to the fancy magic school Sage Academy. Nory and Reina cannot wait to go to the school and practice their talents: while Reina makes an impressive ball of fire, Nory turns into a half-kitten half-beaver while attempting to become a normal kitten.
At Sage Academy, there are different classes for each students: The Flare class is for those who can create fire with their hands like Reina. The Fluxer class is for those who can turn into animals like Nory. The Flyer class is for those who can fly a few feet from the ground. The Fuzzy class is for those who can talk to animals. The Flicker class is for those who can bring things to them. The girls' goal upon arriving there is to see if their skills fit any of these magic categories.
Reina shows off her ability to light a candle, and while most of the other students show impressive abilities that fit the magic categories as well, a few students show abnormal abilities; Eliot Cohen can emit steam instead of fire, Pepper Paloma makes things fly away from her, Andres Padillo can fly to high heights but has trouble coming back down unless he uses his messenger bag full of bricks to weigh him down, and Nory herself unintentionally transforms in to a cat/dragon hybrid while trying to turn into a cat. Reina is placed in the Honors Flare class, but Nory is placed in the Upside-Down Magic (UDM) program by Headmistress Knightslinger which is run by groundskeeper Budd Skriff. In this program are students who have imperfect abilities as Headmistress Knightslinger considers them to be easy targets for the Shadow Magic, an evil force that uses a person's magic against everyone else through possession. As Nory and her fellow students secretly plan to perfect their abilities while doing their assigned tasks of assisting Budd in his groundskeeping, Reina meets a mysterious Flare student called Chandra who wants to help her with her magic studies.
Reina discovers a book about Shadow Magic and, unaware of the Shadow Magic legend that Nory and the other UDMs were taught, takes the book to the form and finds a page about strengthening magical abilities. Reina reads the page because she is worried about being second-best Flare to a boy named Phillip, who is rude and bossy.
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