25 of the Best YA Paranormal School/Academy Books

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25 of the Best YA Paranormal Schools (so good you'll want to enroll!) | www.angeleya.com

School-based fantasy stories like Harry Potter, Legacies, and Twilight are nothing new. Song of the Lioness and the Earthsea Chronicles are some classics that place us in fantastic learning environments, filled with wonder, magic, and danger.

If you’re looking for your next fantasy school fix, you’ve come to the right place. 😉

This roundup of young adult books features 25 fantasy settings that put their own spin on school – check them out!

(Intrigued? Titles and covers are all clickable.)


**Updated 7/4/19 to add (original post below):

Grimalkin Academy

First Time's a Charm | www.angeleya.com

Broken Wand Academy

Broken Wand Academy | www.angeleya.com

Zodiac Academy

Zodiac Academy | www.angeleya.com

The Knights of Arcanum Academy

The Knights of Arcanum Academy | www.angeleya.com

**Updated 4/23/19 to add (original post below):

The Coven Academy

The Hidden Witch by Chandelle LaVaun | www.angeleya.com

Dark Sea Academy

Mermaid's Song by Stacy Claflin | www.angeleya.com

Freshman Witch

Freshman Witch by Ingrid Seymour and Katie French | www.angeleya.com

Supernatural Academy

A Witch Meets a Vampire by Sophie Castle | www.angeleya.com

**Updated 4/14/19 to add (original post below):

Witchling Academy

Witchling Academy by Avery Song | www.angeleya.com

Nightworld Academy

Nightworld Academy by L.J. Swallow | www.angeleya.com

Supernatural Academy

Supernatural Academy: Year One by Jaymin Eve | www.angeleya.com

Shadowspell Academy

Shadowspell Academy by K.F. Breene and Shannon Mayer | www.angeleya.com


Original content:

1. Rosewood Academy for Witches and Mages

Darkly Sweet by Juliann Whicker

2. Bathory Academy

Vampire Hearts by Katie M. John

3. Womby’s School for Wayward Witches

Tardy Bells and Witches' Spells by Sarina Dorie

4. Dragon School

First Flight by Sarah K. L. Wilson

5. Runes of Issalia

The Buried Symbol by Jeffrey L. Kohanek

6. Wardens of Issalia

A Warden's Purpose by Jeffrey L. Kohanek

7. Dragon Mage Academy

Princess of Dragons by Cordelia Castel

8. Schooled in Magic

Schooled in Magic by Christopher Nuttall

9. Magical Arts Academy

First Spell by Lucia Ashta 

10. Creepy Hollow

The Faerie Guardian by Rachel Morgan

**I also happen to have read this series, and I loved it!

Check my reviews out here: The Faerie Guardian, The Faerie Prince, The Faerie War

 11. Norma Jean’s School of Witchery

Jewel by Rose Montague

12. The Scythe Wielder’s Secret

School of Deaths by Christopher Mannino

13. Vampire Academy

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

14. The School for Good and Evil

The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani

15. Hex Hall

Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins

16. Fallen Academy

Fallen Academy: Year One by Leia Stone

17. The Marked

Inception by Bianca Scardoni

18. Secret Keepers

 House of Darken by Jaymin Eve

19. The Dragon Kings

Obsidian by Kimberly Loth

20. Lux

Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout

21. Mythos Academy

Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep

22. The Academy of Magical Creatures

**Technically, I think this is New Adult, but it still looks awesome. :) You can find a short story set from this world in the Magic Academy anthology. Click to read my review of Magic Academy.

The Fire Prophecy by Megan Linski and Alicia Rades

23. P.A.W.S. (or Partnership for Animagi, Werewolves, and Shapeshifters)

P.A.W.S. by Debbie Manber Kupfer

24. Weregirl

Weregirl by C.D. Bell

24. Shifter Academy

Shifted, the Siren Prophecy #1, Shifter Academy | www.shifteracademy.weebly.com

**Edited to add books, because I keep finding new ones!**

25. Fairy Tale Reform School

Flunked by Jen Calonita

26. Fairy Tale Academy

The Mermaid by Jo Schneider | www.angeleya.com

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