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Sandry's Book by Tamora Pierce
"Four young misfits, each carrying raw, unpredictable magic, are brought together at a seaside sanctuary where power is woven from the world itself. As friendship forms from friction, danger arrives to test what they can create together. Warm, wondrous, and full of discovery, Sandry's Book invites you into a found family you won’t want to leave."
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... the hands-on, mentor-guided training and tight-knit dorm life at Winding Circle's Discipline cottage?
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
If you loved watching Sandry, Tris, Daja, and Briar settle into the Discipline cottage and learn under Lark, Rosethorn, Frostpine, and Niko, you’ll click with the way Sunny Nwazue trains with her small coven in Akata Witch. Sunny, Orlu, Chichi, and Sasha study side-by-side, guided by the exacting Anatov and other Leopard People mentors, taking on lessons that feel as tactile and craft-based as Sandry’s weaving magic—right down to rules, consequences, and community responsibility as they face a dangerous mission.
... the quirky, loyal household-as-family vibe you got from the Discipline cottage?
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
If the improvised family in the Discipline cottage—four wayward kids becoming a unit during the earthquake—made your heart swell, you’ll adore the makeshift home inside Howl's Moving Castle. Sophie ends up in Howl’s ramshackle castle with Michael and the fire demon Calcifer, and that chaotic household slowly becomes a true family. Like Sandry stitching bonds between friends, Sophie’s practical magic and kindness bind a prickly bunch into a warm, protective home.
... a small ensemble of teens with complementary talents pooling their gifts toward a shared goal?
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
If you were drawn to how Sandry’s thread magic literally weaves together Tris, Daja, and Briar’s powers to face disaster, The Raven Boys offers a similarly tight quartet. Blue, Gansey, Adam, and Ronan combine very different strengths as they hunt the ley line and the sleeping king Glendower. The group chemistry, shared mysteries, and overlapping abilities echo the teamwork you enjoyed when the Discipline kids learned to braid their magics into something stronger.
... a clearly defined, rules-based magic system woven into teamwork, like Sandry weaving everyone's powers together?
Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
If the precise, tactile feel of Sandry’s thread-working—and the way she knots her friends’ magics together—hooked you, Mistborn: The Final Empire delivers that same delight in mechanics. Vin learns Allomancy’s metal-based rules from Kelsier and joins a crew whose powers interlock like warped and weft. Watching pushes, pulls, and metal reserves interact is as satisfying as seeing Sandry’s spindle spin order out of chaos when disaster strikes Winding Circle.
... a patient mentor shaping raw talent and teaching responsibility for power, as with Niko and Lark guiding Sandry?
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
If Niko recognizing Sandry’s gift—and Lark’s calm, steady guidance—made those early training scenes sing, A Wizard of Earthsea will resonate. Ged studies first under the quiet master Ogion, then at the school on Roke, where naming magic has consequences as real as the earthquake that tests the Discipline kids. Ged’s journey to face the shadow he loosed mirrors the ethical lessons Sandry and her friends learn about power, humility, and interdependence.
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