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The empty mirror

James Lincoln Collier

2004192 pagesabout 3–4 hours
2004
first published
  • 2004Bloomsbury · 192 pages · ENGISBN 9781582349497
  • 2005Scholastic, Inc. · 192 pages · ENGISBN 9780439779371

Thirteen-year-old Nick, whose parents died in the 1918 flu epidemic, must find out why his mirror-image is causing mischief around their New England town and making sure Nick gets the blame.

How it feels

AtmosphereWhimsical

How it reads

Character focusSingle lead

Worth knowing

Written forMiddle grade

When and where

ThemesFamily
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