By Miya T. Beck
Hardcover edition
Publisher HarperCollins Imprint Balzer + Bray ISBN9780063238244
Through a Clouded Mirror
“I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.”—Alice
Yuki Snow wishes she were anywhere but here.
She hates Santa Dolores, where her mom and stepdad just moved the family. Her BFF back home, Julio, has already forgotten his promise to stay in touch—and worse, he like likes Yuki’s mortal enemy. At her new school, the kids think she’s either invisible or a know-it-all nerd.
The only friend she’s made so far is the shopkeeper at a Japanese antiques store. Among the treasures there is an ancient brass mirror supposedly once owned by celebrated Japanese writer Sei Shonagon. It’s also rumored to be a portal to Shonagon’s world, which opens every hundred years. So when a woman with long, jet-black hair and flowing silk robes appears in the glass, beckoning, Yuki knows there’s only one thing to do—step through to the unknown….
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Fantasy/Science Fiction Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
Fantasy/Science Fiction Middle Plus
Fantasy/Science Fiction Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
For Grades 5-8
Your middle-school readers will thrill to new futures, fantasy realms, and alternate realities. Readers will look forward to discovering a new world monthly with the 14 books in this category.
Interests
Chapter Books/Novels, Fiction, Graphic Novels, Reluctant Readers, Thriller/Horror/Mystery
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Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor ProphecyFantasy/Science Fiction Middle Plus
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Hamra and the Jungle of MemoriesFantasy/Science Fiction Middle Plus
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The Pearl HunterFantasy/Science Fiction Middle Plus
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