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The Magic Half

The Magic Half

Summary

Miri has a few problems:
- She's the middle child, stuck between two sets of twins.
- She's been sent to her room for smacking one of her brothers over the head with a shovel.
- Her room has the ugliest wallpaper in the world.

But when Miri sees a little piece of glass taped to her bedroom wall and decides to take a peek through it, she finds she has a much bigger problem to deal with . . . Suddenly, she's not in her bedroom anymore. Instead, she's face to face with Molly, a girl who insists that the room is hers, that the year is 1935, and that Miri has come to save her.

Undaunted by the barest of clues, the meanest of cousins and the mystery of time itself, Miri and Molly find that magic is really just a way of setting things right.

Reviews

  • Young readers will enjoy this magical story with its well-drawn characters and happy ending
    The Scotsman

About the author

Annie Barrows

Annie Barrows is the co-author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, an international bestseller and now a major new film. In her latest novel, The Truth According to Us, she once again evokes the charm and eccentricity of a small town filled with extraordinary characters, troubled by a long-held mystery. Annie Barrows lives in California.

Find out more at www.anniebarrows.com
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