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The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy - by Anne Ursu (Hardcover)

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  • From the acclaimed author of The Real Boy and The Lost Girl comes a wondrous and provocative fantasy about a kingdom beset by monsters, a mysterious school, and a girl caught in between them.If no one notices Marya Lupu, is likely because of her brother, Luka.
  • Kirkus Prize (Young Readers) 2022 3rd Winner
  • 8-12 Years
  • 8.57" x 5.8" Hardcover
  • 432 Pages
  • Juvenile Fiction, Fantasy & Magic

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Marya Lupu's parents has always believed that her older brother Luka is destined to be a sorcerer and make the family's fortune, so when the day he is tested turns into a disaster, and the Guild declares that he has no magical talent, they find it easier to blame Marya for upsetting the test than admit the truth, and she is sent to the Dragomir Academy, a school for wayward girls--but a school where she finds friendship and ultimately discovers her own talents.



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From the acclaimed author of The Real Boy and The Lost Girl comes a wondrous and provocative fantasy about a kingdom beset by monsters, a mysterious school, and a girl caught in between them.

If no one notices Marya Lupu, is likely because of her brother, Luka. And that's because of what everyone knows: that Luka is destined to become a sorcerer.

The Lupus might be from a small village far from the capital city of Illyria, but that doesn't matter. Every young boy born in in the kingdom holds the potential for the rare ability to wield magic, to protect the country from the terrifying force known only as the Dread.

For all the hopes the family has for Luka, no one has any for Marya, who can never seem to do anything right. But even so, no one is prepared for the day that the sorcerers finally arrive to test Luka for magical ability, and Marya makes a terrible mistake. Nor the day after, when the Lupus receive a letter from a place called Dragomir Academy--a mysterious school for wayward young girls. Girls like Marya.

Soon she is a hundred miles from home, in a strange and unfamiliar place, surrounded by girls she's never met. Dragomir Academy promises Marya and her classmates a chance to make something of themselves in service to one of the country's powerful sorcerers. But as they learn how to fit into a world with no place for them, they begin to discover things about the magic the men of their country wield, as well as the Dread itself--things that threaten the precarious balance upon which Illyria is built.


  • A Magical Academy Unlike Any Other: Dragomir isn't for chosen ones--it's for "troubled" girls like Marya. But the real trouble might be the secrets hidden within its walls.
  • Uncovering Secrets: When Marya and her new friends dig deeper, they find the truth about the kingdom's sorcerers and the monstrous Dread is far more dangerous than the official story.
  • Sisterhood and Found Family: In a world that has written them off, Marya finds an unlikely kinship with the other outcasts of Dragomir, discovering that their shared strength is a magic all its own.
  • A Coming of Age Fantasy: Follow Marya Lupu as she goes from being the family disappointment after a terrible mistake to a girl who holds the power to challenge the very foundations of her kingdom.



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"Through Ursu's hallmark thoughtful and inspiring writing, readers delve into a story that seamlessly combines intriguing worldbuilding that is full of magic with a feminist perspective that interrogates the systemic oppression at society's core. Marya's developing relationships with her classmates as well as with her brother form the beating heart of the book. But it's Marya's inner conflict as she asks the question, "Who does the story serve?" and considers what she has always been told about herself that elevates this tale into unmissable territory. A wonderful and inspiring feminist fantasy." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"An accessible, timely school story with a rather Transylvanian flavor to its fantasy setting. Ursu explores girls' conditioning in timidity and shame in a male-dominated world and, ultimately, envisions a hopeful, female-determined future of magical ability." - Horn Book Magazine

"Readers present for the tale's magical trappings and interwoven intrigue won't be disappointed, and they'll welcome Marya's determination to assert herself as powerful in her own right." - Booklist

"The remarkable Anne Ursu here crafts a wondrous fantasy set in a colorfully described medieval world of sorcery and magic, yet conveying a very contemporary-feeling and empowering feminist message. It's a thrilling coming-of-age novel featuring a feisty heroine, an ornery goat, an insufferable headmaster and intricate tapestries with coded messages." - Buffalo News

Via a winningly curious protagonist who has a keen interest in the truth, Ursu weaves a layered tapestry--filled with close-knit relationships and a well-explained, intriguing world--that questions authority, misogyny, and whom a story serves - Publishers Weekly

"It's no secret that Anne Ursu is a gifted storyteller. The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy is intricately plotted and compulsively readable, with characters who will stay with you long after you stop reading. I could not put it down." - Aisha Saeed, New York Times bestselling author of Amal Unbound

"The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy manages the particular magic of being both a true fantasy novel and a clear-eyed reflection of the here-and-now. Bighearted, generous, and outstandingly original, this is a story only Anne Ursu could write." - Elana K. Arnold, award-winning author of The House That Wasn't There

"Anne Ursu practices her own brand of sorcery--the ability to craft wondrous, magical stories that are unlike anything you've ever read. Another extraordinary tale from a remarkably talented author." - Erin Entrada Kelly, Newbery Medal-winning author of Hello, Universe

"A suspenseful tale woven with secrets and magic, with a gasp-worthy twist at the end, The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy is everything I love about fantasy. Spell-binding." - Christina Soontornvat, Newbery Honor-winning author of A Wish in the Dark

"A thoughtful and incisive story of lies told to control people and the complicated girls who ask questions, push back, and keep fighting." - Tui Sutherland, New York Times-bestselling author of the Wings of Fire series


Dimensions (Overall): 8.57 Inches (H) x 5.8 Inches (W) x 1.4 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.07 Pounds
Suggested Age: 8-12 Years
Number of Pages: 432
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Sub-Genre: Fantasy & Magic
Publisher: Walden Pond Press
Format: Hardcover
Author: Anne Ursu
Language: English
Street Date: October 12, 2021
TCIN: 82618323
UPC: 9780062275127
Item Number (DPCI): 247-32-1283
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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