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Two sisters. One a witch and a queen. The other transformed by her sister's touch into a mirror—a mirror with voice and memory and magic, but no power to transform herself back to the girl she once was. And then, mysteriously, the queen disappears and another girl finds the mirror. This girl has troubles of her own, but she is also a means to escape and soon the girl and the mirror are on their way to find the magic that will bring both pain and hope to both of them. Mette Harrison's mesmerizing voice spins a breathtaking tale of love, lies, and redemption.

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Two sisters. One a witch and a queen. The other transformed by her sister's touch into a mirror—a mirror with voice and memory and magic, but no power to transform herself back to the girl she once was. And then, mysteriously, the queen disappears and another girl finds the mirror. This girl has troubles of her own, but she is also a means to escape and soon the girl and the mirror are on their way to find the magic that will bring both pain and hope to both of them. Mette Harrison's mesmerizing voice spins a breathtaking tale of love, lies, and redemption.

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When Mira is apprenticed to a witch, the witch's apprentice adopts her as a sister. Too late, Mira learns that she should not trust her new sister when she changes Mira into a magic mirror. Mira's sister becomes the wicked queen of "Snow White" fame while Mira, once her usefulness has worn out, is abandoned. The end of the "Snow White" tale is barely the first act of Mira's enchanting story. When Ivana, a peasant girl running away from her cruel father, stumbles upon Mira, Mira sees a chance to possibly restore her original form. Mira manipulates Ivana into becoming best friends with a wealthy merchant's daughter named Talia. Mira uses her magic to change the girls' appearances so each resembles the other. What Mira does not anticipate is that Talia is quite happy with her new form and is not as easily manipulated as Ivana. It will take all of Mira's cunning to regain enough power to restore her form, but as she comes to know Talia and Ivana, will Mira be as ruthless with their lives as she needs to be? Mira is perhaps the most intriguing and complex protagonist ever to grace the pages of a re-told fairy tale. Talia and Ivana are also strong and interesting characters with minds of their own, despite Mira's manipulation. Although there are numerous fairy tale re-tellings on the market, Mira, Mirror is truly original, no matter how many versions of "Snow White" the reader has read before. 2004, Viking, Ages 10 up.
—Amie Rose Rotruck
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There is nothing pretty about Grimm's fairy tales, and Harrison's story begins in that same world of evil witches and grotesque magic. But from there the story is a compelling one as the enchanted mirror in the "Snow White" fairy tale tells her own story. Mira is the mirror on the wall, now 100 years after being used by the wicked queen to destroy the fairest of them all. She becomes the possession of another young woman, Ivana, who seeks to steal the face of the merchant's daughter, Talia. Mira helps Ivana in a bid to regain the magic she needs to free herself from the mirror. Ironically, Talia is interested in her own freedom and so the two women allow the magic to change their lives. Ivana and Talia develop a genuine relationship and through them Mira learns as much about love as she had earlier learned about magic. Along the way there is the use of minor magic to create good meals and major magic that entraps human souls. However, in the end, love proves stronger than magic. Early chapters are quite gruesome in depicting the witches' magic. The feminist theme of female independence is strong but well integrated into this "new" fairy tale. KLIATT Codes: JS—Recommended for junior and senior high school students. 2004, Penguin Putnam, Viking, 320p., Ages 12 to 18.
—Janis Flint-Ferguson
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It all begins when Mira's mother strikes a bargain with a witch, exchanging Mira for half a load of firewood. Mira thus becomes the witch's second apprentice. The first apprentice is a strikingly beautiful young woman, who seems to befriend Mira, calling her "Sister" and teaching her how to extract magic from dying creatures. This beautiful apprentice betrays Mira, however, transforming Mira into a magical mirror. Eventually, Mira-as-mirror is abandoned in a shack, where she hangs helplessly for one hundred years. At last a peasant girl named Ivana, who is fleeing an abusive father and is enticed by Mira's promise to disguise Ivana's appearance, removes Mira from the wall and carries her out into the world, seeking new sources of magic. Mira's true intention is to collect enough magic to regain her own human form. But things quickly spin out of control when a merchant and his lively daughter, Talia, adopt Ivana and the mirror. Mira performs a magical transformation so that the two girls trade bodies, something Talia finds as useful as Ivana. The plot is rollicking and clever, much in the style of Vivian Vande Velde's writing. In addition to the fun, however, is Mira's touching evolution from vengeful victim to good-hearted friend, as she begins to care more for Ivana and Talia than her own release from mirrorhood. Recommend this one to Ella Enchanted (HarperCollins, 1997/VOYA August 1997) fans or to any reader who enjoys a creative fairy tale with a hefty dose of girl power. VOYA CODES: 4Q 4P M J (Better than most, marred only by occasional lapses; Broad general YA appeal; Middle School, defined as grades 6 to 8; Junior High, defined as grades 7 to 9). 2004, Viking, 256p., Ages 11 to15.
—Diane Emge
School Library Journal
Gr 7 Up-"Magic is born in life but it must be taken by death." This is the lesson that Mira learns after she's sold to a witch in this imaginative retelling of "Snow White." Mira blindly trusts the beautiful, older apprentice who becomes her adopted sister until the day she turns Mira into a magic mirror. Mira's power enables her sister to become the most beautiful woman in the land and one who will become queen. As she hangs on the wall, forgotten, but still able to speak aloud, Mira draws her life force from killing insects and strangers who discover her. Years later a pretty peasant girl named Ivana, running from an abusive father, finds the cottage. Mira promises to give her a new appearance if Ivana will take her away with her. During their journey, an affluent merchant and his plain, outspoken daughter pick them up. While they are sleeping, Mira switches the physical appearance of both girls. This exciting, dark fantasy that examines the bonds of sisterly love will keep readers engrossed from beginning to end. Harrison portrays the traditionally evil Queen as someone to be pitied because she can't love or give, only take. Mira is redeemed by her realization that she has the obligation to try to save her sister from herself, even if she's destroyed in the process. This is a moving and at times graphic retelling of the traditional Brothers Grimm tale that puts a fresh spin on a classic story.-Sharon Rawlins, Piscataway Public Library, NJ Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Kirkus Reviews
A melodramatic take on the early and later life of Snow White's wicked Queen and her magic mirror. Mirror is the protagonist, formerly the younger of two girls apprenticed to a forest witch, and the Queen is the older sister who, in her quest to become "always the fairest in the land," imprisons Mira in a mirror. Left for one hundred years in the queen's hideaway, in need of magic to stay alive, and ultimately hoping to become human again, Mirror convinces a runaway peasant girl to pose as a merchant's daughter; a second story of adopted sisters, complete with identity switches, ensues. Witches "harvest" magic either by being near a creature as it dies, or by taking "a vibrant life and all its pain," and the graphic descriptions of death strain to be Grimm-like. Purporting to explore weighty issues between sisters, of magic, power, and love, this weakly executed and excruciatingly tedious tale falls short. In the end, the reader is asked to take a huge leap and believe Mira/Mirror's self-sacrificing actions and her epiphany that "love is more powerful than magic." Groan. (Fantasy. 12+)

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780142406434
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
  • Publication date: 8/3/2006
  • Edition description: Reprint
  • Pages: 320
  • Age range: 12 - 17 Years
  • Lexile: 670L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 4.28 (w) x 6.96 (h) x 0.75 (d)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 6, 2008

    It wasnt all that great!

    When I first started reading this book It seemed like it was going to get exciting. But as I got to the middle it was boring. Then Im thinking Im not going to waste my time finishing this. So I skipped to the ending to find out what happens. It wasnt like Snow White like it said it was. There were only bits and peices of it that had parts from Snow White. The point is dont read this book it aint good. Dont waste your time going to the library like I did and check it out. Dont even buy it.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 5, 2007

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    I thought the book was hard to get into at the begining but once I got into it I didn't want to put it down. I'm not the type of reader to read a book with a sad ending, but this one I actually enjoyed!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 21, 2005

    Great!

    This book is actually really good compared to some of the other young adult books I have read. There is a nice plot and moral to the story! It is very descriptive and informing even the youngest can find this book appealing!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 1, 2004

    Loved it

    There are some stories that piddle around at the beginning. This is not one of them. The story drew me in on the first page and took me to the last. The girls face some tricky situations and hard choices. And the story arc of Mira was wonderful.

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