This is easily one of the best middle grades that I've read, it's a 4.5 ⭐ for me! I loved Ella, I loved her connection with her family, I loved the magic school aspect, I loved how it tackles real world problems like prejudice and microagressions, and I love the adventure in the last half of the book. The one thing keeping this from being a 5 star, is that the first half of this book is moving at a snails pace.