The Enchanted Kitchen Series by Dianna Sanchez

Millie's a witch, so why can't she do magic?Despite her mother’s best efforts to teach her, every spell Millie tries goes horribly wrong, but she’s a fabulous cook. When Millie conjures chocolate sauce instead of a transformation potion, her mother gives up and sends her to the Enchanted Forest School, where she’s bullied by goblins, snubbed by an elf, and has her hat stolen... moreMillie's a witch, so why can't she do magic?Despite her mother’s best efforts to teach her, every spell Millie tries goes horribly wrong, but she’s a fabulous cook. When Millie conjures chocolate sauce instead of a transformation potion, her mother gives up and sends her to the Enchanted Forest School, where she’s bullied by goblins, snubbed by an elf, and has her hat stolen. Even as Millie’s magical talent begins to develop, turning her house ghost into a frog and accidentally charming her entire class, Millie starts to wonder: what if she’s not a witch at all? To find out, she and her new friends embark on a dangerous quest to find Millie’s father in the Logical Realm, in contemporary Salem, MA.Deep in a fantasy realm adjacent to our own, the Enchanted Forest School is located in the branches of an enormous oak tree and has a dragon for a headmistress. Millie’s initial delight in attending school rapidly fades as she struggles in the unfamiliar social environment, encountering fellow students of magical races, making new friends, and discovering that her mother’s style of magic isn’t the only one available. less

For an elf who loves math, the hardest problems are people. Sagara hates the stupid rules of her elf society. She prefers the logic of math to wrestling with her grandmother’s magical politics. When a rare sentient tree named Thea is kidnapped, Sagara joins her friends Millie, Petunia, and Max on a journey to the nearby Realm of Vanaheim to save her... moreFor an elf who loves math, the hardest problems are people. Sagara hates the stupid rules of her elf society. She prefers the logic of math to wrestling with her grandmother’s magical politics. When a rare sentient tree named Thea is kidnapped, Sagara joins her friends Millie, Petunia, and Max on a journey to the nearby Realm of Vanaheim to save her. Sagara must navigate ridiculous court etiquette, a complex ritual, and wartime negotiations in a world where even the most basic laws of nature have been twisted out of true. Can she find a way to use both math and magic to save Thea and all of Vanaheim? less