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The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association
Everyday Enchantments · 2025
Aria's werewolf bite gives her parents a new set of responsibilities. Her mother Vivian must find a place for the kindergartner in an elite magical school, learn its social rules and cope with a prophecy that sounds dangerously relevant to her child.
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“hellhounds in the school corridors”Read the full description at Titan Books publisher description
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What makes it funny?
The school supply list requires a whetstone for a kindergartner. Parents must also volunteer to provide class sacrifices, with a reassuring note that animal offerings aren't approved. Vivian still has to work out what she's expected to bring.
The comedy at work
Magic exaggerates the expense and status anxiety of school life. A grimoire can be the wrong sort of school supply for the same reasons ordinary parents worry about clothes, while Vivian tries to avoid making her family conspicuous.
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Parenting comedy and school politics drive this sympathetic satire. Readers interested in the adults behind a child's magical education may recognize the pressure to keep up with families who already know all the rules.
Good to know
Vivian is the central character. Aria's dangerous new needs and her parents' wish for her to belong give the comedy serious emotional stakes.
A few distinguishing details
- Magic school through a nonmagical parent's eyes
- Kindergarten supplies include a whetstone
More funny cozy fantasy
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- The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association @ Titan Books
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