Meet Rahbeem Roth, the newest guidance counselor at Absolution Academy—America's premier "Magic School."

This whimsical institution is packed with quirky staff, bizarre "classes," and magical delinquents smoking "Ecto" in the boys' bathroom. One of those delinquents is Richard "Vegas" Beltran, star of the hit TV show Teen Jesus. When he's not botching spells and doping himself up on paranormal drugs, he and his coven mates are busy tearing apart space and time by trying to raise the DEAD.

But raising the dead is strictly forbidden—in this school and across the magical world. But you know how teens are:

"What's the point of even coming to a magic school if you can't raise the DEAD? Bro, that's so whack!"

As Rahbeem navigates turf wars between four rival paranormal science schools, he must try counseling teen wizards he can barely understand. But the longer he sticks around and stumbles into this place's secrets, the more he wonders: Is this really an actual school… or is there a bigger project unfolding at Playground 51?

🌀 Why you might love Playground 51:

• Short & snappy: About 90 pages in script format—perfect for readers who want a fast, bingeable read.
• Fast-paced storytelling: No fluff, just magical mayhem and punchy dialogue.
• Great for reluctant readers: If long novels aren't your thing, this one's built for speed and laughs.
• Wild, imaginative characters: From fame-addled teen wizards to Old School hip-hop-loving superheroes.
• Funky classes galore: Think Squid Game-style gym class and a sex-ed course taught by a singing goblin.
• Unapologetically weird: Satirical, absurd, but somehow just right for a magic school in the US.