Sorcery

Nivian (her friends call her Nivi) stumbles upon a strange door in downtown Boston on her way to a new job as a telemarketer--and finds herself being recruited for sorcery instruction instead. Peregrine, a young black scholar and spray-paint muralist who has trouble with wind (it tends to waft him away), is also recruited by the strange old man with the long white beard. They both pulse with power and have trouble controlling it. But can they master the arts of magic? And can Nivi tolerate the annoying crush Peregrine has? Oh, and there is a third student, the goth Niss who prefers they /them to she and isn't shy about cursing anyone out who forgets it. With their lineage tracing back to the Salem witches they add an interesting third dimension to this magical and dangerous teen adventure.