At last, eleven-year old Miri is going to have a room of her own, a strange shaped little attic room, away from the rest of her family.
Miri and her family have moved into a big old house out in the country. Magic Half, by Annie Barrows (Bloomsbury, 2008, middle grade, 211 pp). Annie lives in Northern California with her husband and two daughters.
She has written several adult titles including the New York Times bestseller The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, as well as the highly acclaimed childrens series Ivy and Bean and The Magic Half. Kirkus Reviews About the Author Annie Barrows was an editor at Chronicle Books before bing a full time writer. VOYA Barrows examines many of the previously unanswered, difficult questions of time travel but does not answer all mysteries, paving the way for a possible third book. Barrows, though, proves she knows the way around the paradoxes that can stymie science fiction writers. Library Media Connection Time travel is tricky.
Review Quotes Entertaining and heart-warming. Brimming with lovable characters and spine-tingling magic, this sequel will bring new readers to Annie Barrows highly acclaimed, wonderfully popular world of twin-inspired magic. With cunning, imagination, and the inadvertent assistance of their kitten, Molly and Miri must find a way to save themselves and their wayward brothers from the past. The girls set off on a new adventure, playing a cat-and-mouse game with time-and trouble-as they discover two soldiers in need of their help. But just when they think theres smooth sailing ahead, a door opens, time folds, and magic is unleashed from their very special house. Book Synopsis New twin sisters Miri and Molly are ready for a normal life. Life seems to be back to normal for newly OtwinnedO sisters Miri and MollyNuntil home repairs unleash more unexpected magic from their house, sending the girls on a new time-traveling adventure to the Civil War-era. About the Book From the bestselling author of the Ivy and Bean series comes the much-anticipated sequel to The Magic Half.
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