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Keynan Masters and the Peerless Magic Crew

Davaun Sanders

"Impossible to predict... Your new obsession." --Mark Oshiro, co-author of #1 New York Times bestseller The Sun and the Star

This new middle grade fantasy series follows Keynan's quest to unlock his freestyling magic and unravel the secrets of Peerless Academy.


Keynan Masters doesn't know the truth about Peerless Academy. He thinks it's just a fancy art school that can't teach him anything he doesn't already know (how to write fire poems) and won't solve his problems (the massive storms that threaten his home and family).

But at Peerless, Keynan discovers:
  • Secret passageways and unexplainable portals
  • A corrupt magic that the school is barely able to contain
  • That he can churn up the magic by putting his poetry to rhythm

Together with his crew of new friends, can Keynan prevent the magic from destroying the school--and the world?

Book Details

  • Publisher: Inkyard Press
  • Publish Date: Oct 17th, 2023
  • Pages: 352
  • Language: English
  • Edition: Original - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.50in - 5.86in - 0.90in - 0.84lb
  • EAN: 9781335458049
  • Recommended age: 08-12
  • Categories: Fantasy - GeneralDiversity & MulticulturalSocial Themes - Friendship

About the Author

Sanders, Davaun: - DaVaun Sanders is the author of Keynan Masters and the Peerless Magic Crew. He is a Black writer of speculative fiction who resides in Phoenix, Arizona. He serves as executive editor for the award-winning FIYAH: Literary Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction. His short fiction has appeared in the New York Times bestselling anthology Black Boy Joy and elsewhere. He continues to expand his work in children's SFF for kids everywhere who deserve to enjoy inclusive stories. When deadlines are scarce, he enjoys exploring the world with his wife and twins, cheering himself hoarse for the 49ers, and tackling any DIY project that requires outrageous new power tools.

Praise for this book

"Keynan Masters is here to turn the 'magic school book' on its head! This thrilling, chaotic adventure is equal parts impossible to predict and full of heart. Keynan and his Peerless friends will win over readers of all ages, so I'm welcoming you now to your new obsession." --Mark Oshiro, co-author of #1 New York Times bestseller The Sun and the Star

"A magical, musical adventure wrapped around a high-stakes climate-focused mystery. It's a delight to spend time with Keynan--he's a character to root for while he learns to trust himself and his magic even as everything he's ever known shifts around him." --Eden Royce, author of the Walter Award Honoree, Root Magic

"A heartfelt magic school adventure deeply rooted in friendship, history, and hilarious shenanigans, Keynan Masters is a force with its endearing, poetic, electrifying, and unique magic system, terrifying storms, and the courage of one boy to admit that he can't do it all alone." --Jamar J. Perry, author of Cameron Battle and the Hidden Kingdoms

"An absolutely charming, hilarious, and adventurous magic school novel about found family, shenanigans, and finding the right words to your own rhythm." --Van Hoang, author of Girl Giant and the Monkey King