SOLVED. Fantasy setting similar to Harry Potter but not. Magic school. Students' accomplishments on their personal banners/ scrolls. Main character is parentless, his mother unexpectedly died in childbirth. Read late 1990s.

[Kristopher]

Unsure of the year but it was late 90s. Initially it was a writing prompt in high school that had snippets of the book and we were required to come up with our own characters. I eventually found the book through my library exchange.

Like the header says. School of magic and sorcery. Students have accomplishments on their personal Banners/Scrolls (kinda like the Wizard of Yurt series). However, the students do not know when or if they will "graduate" as the teachers basically kick them out when they are unteachable.

Main character is "parentless" as his mother died in childbirth which is unheard of in this world.

The word Dunn is bouncing around in my brainbox but may be completely unrelated.

[bookel]

Wizard's Hall by Jane Yolen?

[Kristopher]

Not Wizards Hall.

[Rainbowheart]

Does anything on this list look familiar?

I Go To A "Special" School

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

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[Kris]

Kristopher, I copied book details to the topic header. Feel free to edit it.

Does the boy come from a real-world home (where?) and travel to the magic school?
Is this a series?

[Rayhanah]

Is it Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo? Part of a longer series.

[Juels]

Majyk By Accident?

[Kristopher]

Seriously what I posted is all I can remember about it.

[bookel]

Search engine: magic school list librarything
https://www.librarything.com/list/433...
https://www.librarything.com/list/426...

[Aindriu]

could this be wizard of earthsea series (ursula le guin)?

[David]

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin, Aindriu's suggestion.

While the protagonist's True Name is Ged, as a child was known as Duny, which could be related to Dunn.

However, his mother didn't die at childbirth, instead dying before he was one year old.

Maybe worth checking out.

[Kristopher]

yes. finally found it.

[Kris]

Glad you found your book, Kristopher. What's the title and author?