An Academy for Alchemists in Training...Established by Merlin himself."What do you learn here...at the Academy?" Wirt asks. "Magic? The responsibility to use your powers responsibly?""Uh...something like that", his roommate Spencer said. "More like how to rule worlds."Wirt, is used to being shuffled from foster home to foster home, adopting a devil-may-care attitude toward the world along the way. Now he's in a school he can't escape, learning to develop his latent magical abilities, for what use, he doesn t know...to save his world or to destroy it...The Original Alchemists Academy Series first published in 2012 for age 10 and up by ALA YALSA Award-winning and STEM Author and filmmaker Kailin Gow. For More Information on Books for Middle Grade, Teens, Young Adult, Women, and Non-fiction books; visit Sparklesoup.com.

An explosive elemental at the Academy? Bring it On! A new student has entered The Alchemists Academy, and he brings with him an explosive power that threatens the Academy and the legend of Merlin. Wirt thought he was the only bad boy at the Academy, but he was wrong.Not only is Roland Black worse than Wirt, but a new teacher had replaced one of their beloved teachers, and she has more planned for Wirt andhis friends than just lesson plans. Alana, his crush has grown prettier, and now he is rivals for her attention with not only his best friendSpencer, but newcomer Roland, as well. On top of that, it is theirsecond year, and the year where all the students must pass a test tomove on to the Elite Class at the Academy. The Elite Class is the onlyclass in the third year at the Academy, and the students who fail willbe sent home, others will face something even deadlier. Alchemists Academy #1: Stones to Ashes - Available Alchemists Academy #2: Elemental Explosions - Available Alchemists Academy #3: The Quantum Games - Available Alchemists Academy #4: Year of the Elite - To Be Announced via Sparklesoup.com Alchemists Academy #5: Prophecy's End - To Be Announced via Sparklesoup.com

Wirt, Spencer, and Roland are thrown into the dangerous Quantum Games, and only 1 can move onto the Elite class.