Upside-Down Magic Books in Order
Upside-Down Magic by Sarah Mlynowski contains 8 books, published between 2015 and 2021. The first book is Upside-Down Magic (2015) and the newest is Night Owl (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 2015–2021
- Confirmed
- 4 of 8 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,334 in 7 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 22–33 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,334 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Upside-Down Magic is a children's fantasy series by Sarah Mlynowski, catalogued at 8 books published between 2015 and 2021. The setting is Sage Academy, a school for magical children, and the central figure is Nory, a shape shifter whose magic works unlike that of her classmates. Friendship, difference, dragons and school trips run through the series. Upside-Down Magic (2015) opens it, followed by Sticks & Stones (2016), Showing Off (2017), Dragon Overnight and Weather or Not (2018), The Big Shrink (2019) and Hide and Seek (2020), with Night Owl (2021) last. Disney Channel adapted the series as a 2020 film.
How many Upside-Down Magic books are there?
Upside-Down Magic has 8 books, released between 2015 and 2021.
Upside-Down Magic Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Upside-Down Magic books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Upside-Down Magic2015 · 208 pages · confirmed 3/420152083/4
- 2Sticks & Stones2016 · 193 pages · confirmed 2/420161932/4
- 3Showing Off2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 4Dragon Overnight2018 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/420181923/4
- 5Weather or Not2018 · 181 pages · confirmed 2/420181812/4
- 6The Big Shrink2019 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/420191923/4
- 7Hide and Seek2020 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/420201922/4
- 8Night Owl2021 · 176 pages · confirmed 3/420211763/4
Is there a chronological order for Upside-Down Magic?
No separate chronological order is on record for Upside-Down Magic, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Upside-Down Magic books in order?
You should read the Upside-Down Magic books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Upside-Down Magic book also stands alone.
Where to start with Upside-Down Magic
Start with Upside-Down Magic (2015), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Upside-Down Magic book?
Night Owl (2021) is the newest Upside-Down Magic book released so far.
Is there a new Upside-Down Magic book coming?
No next Upside-Down Magic book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Upside-Down Magic at a glance
- Paused
- No new Upside-Down Magic title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Upside-Down Magic books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,334 pages across the 7 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 192 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Upside-Down Magic books, 6 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Upside-Down Magic books are about
All 8 Upside-Down Magic books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 8 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 8 of 8 books
- Magic 5 of 8 books
- Schools 4 of 8 books
- Shapeshifting 3 of 8 books
- Fantasy 2 of 8 books
More books by Sarah Mlynowski
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Sarah Mlynowski books in order 57 books