Anastasia Braun & Sophia Moog
Fay Melody - The Magical Music Academy

In this magical school, music is more than just sound—it’s the language of magic!
Thirteen-year-old Fay suffers from “music intolerance”: as soon as she hears music, she faints. As a result, she never leaves the house without earplugs, which makes her the target of ridicule from her classmates.
She is happy to be spending the holidays with her mother in New Orleans. No sooner has she arrived than Fay hears the sound of piano music calling her. It leads her to Café Zauberflügel, hidden behind a wall of fog, where many other young people seem to be waiting eagerly for something. Although Fay believes she has stumbled upon the place by chance, she grabs one of the golden keys, which takes her to the magical music academy Clef Hall. But non-magical people are not welcome here, and Fay must hide her origins.
But then an even greater danger looms: dark forces want to destroy the academy and the magic of music.
Can Blue, the boy with the fiery gaze, help her save the music academy?
Südpol Verlag
Middle Grade Fiction
Original title: Fay Melody – Die magische Musikakademie
Age 10+
272 pp | € 16
hc | 148 x 205 mm
Publication: August 2025
Author: Anastasia Braun
Illustrator: Sophia Moog
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- Magical setting with a strong protagonist who surpasses herself
- In Clef Hall, magic is performed with magical instruments rather than wands
- For fans of enchanting boarding school stories
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