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Heroine archetypes
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Synopsis
The mirror looked ordinary. It had a heavy gold frame and leaned against the wall in the attic. But when Lucy first looked into the mirror, a strange thing happened. Another girl's face appeared beside hers, laughing. Whirling around in surprise and alarm, Lucy saw a girl wearing a long dress, a pinafore...and a sly triumphant look on her face. Also, the attic had disappeared and another room had taken its place - a room that belonged to the past. The girl in the mirror was Alice, and she had lived a hundred years ago. Lucy found she could visit her any time she looked into the mirror. At first, it was fun to enter the past and see how Alice had lived. But, gradually, the chill of terror took over. Alice's friendliness turned into a sinister desire for power and control over Lucy. And Lucy found it harder and harder to resist being trapped in the past with Alice forever!
Is Mirror of Danger appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A psychological thriller about a girl who discovers a mirror portal to the past where a Victorian girl tries to trap her. Features psychological manipulation and mounting dread but no graphic content or violence.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include captivity, psychological manipulation, and gaslighting.
Who'll love this
Readers will be thrilled by the creepy mystery of the haunted mirror and Lucy's race to escape Alice's sinister control.