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Ellie Ment and the Material Matter

Bertie Stephens (2025-06-26)

Subgenre
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Protagonist archetypes

Chosen OneMagic Academy Cohort

Synopsis

Ellie doesn't believe in magic, she believes in science. But science is magic! Science explains everything, right? But when Ellie's school burns down in roaring purple flames (wait, what?), her favourite teacher hands her wrist bracers that summon the elements (Bracers...Nitrogen!), and she's invited to join a secret society of the smartest minds on Earth (yikes!), suddenly not everything has an explanation after all! Driven by logic, unshakeable stubbornness, and an unreasonable number of jam jars, Ellie is determined to prove that science can explain everything - no matter how strange things get. But can she? Ellie Ment and the Material Matter is a STEM-based adventure where chemistry meets chaos, physics bends reality, and curiosity might just save the world.

Tags

Middle Grade FantasyStem AdventureSecret SocietySuperhero Elements

Is Ellie Ment and the Material Matter appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A middle grade STEM adventure where a science-minded girl discovers element-summoning powers and joins a secret society. Features school destruction (purple flames) and mild peril, but focuses on curiosity, logic, and problem-solving.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids who love science will enjoy following Ellie as she tries to use logic to explain magical powers and elemental bracers.