The Magic Half

Written by Annie Barrows

Miri discovers a portal to 1935, meeting a girl in need of family.

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240 pages· 640L

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Miri, the only non-twin in her family, feels out of place in their new farmhouse. After a mishap with her brother, she stumbles upon a portal to 1935 in her attic room. There, she meets Molly, a girl her age who desperately needs a family. As Miri navigates this magical time-travel adventure, she must decide how to help Molly while unraveling the mysteries of the past. Can Miri bridge the gap between two worlds and find her own place in the process?

From the publisher

Miri is the non-twin child in a family with two sets of them–older brothers and younger sisters. When her family moves to an old farmhouse in a new town, the only good thing seems to be Miri’s ten-sided attic bedroom. But when Miri gets sent to her room after accidentally bashing her big brother on the head, she finds herself in the same room . . . only not quite. Without meaning to, she has found a way to travel back in time to 1935 where she discovers Molly, a girl her own age very much in need of a loving family. A highly satisfying classic-in-the-making full of spine-tingling moments, this is delightful time-travel story will have readers clamoring for another treat of twin-inspired magic in the follow up Magic in the Mix.

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