Mirror Magic

Description

The town of Wyse, set precisely on the border of England and Wales, is remarkable for one thing: it is the only remaining human town where magic works. When twelve-year-old Ava and her brother return to their birthplace of Wyse, they discovers that their once magical town has been losing its charms under the control of Lord Skinner. Uncovering a working magic mirror, Ava opens an unauthorized link to the twinned town of Unwyse, where she meets Howell, one of the unlucky Fair Folk who is being pursued by the terrifying Mr Bones. Discovering that they are the joint guardians of a grumpy old book that can tell the future, the new friends are unexpectedly launched headlong into an adventure to uncover the mysterious link between Mr Bones and Lord Skinner, and to find out what's happening to the waning magic that connects their two worlds.

Claire Fayers was born and brought up in South Wales, an area of the country sadly deficient in dragons. Having studied English at Canterbury Christ Church University, she built a successful career writing short stories for women's magazines until the lure of magic became too much and she wrote The Accidental Pirates: Voyage to Magical North. It was selected for Waterstones Book of the Month and shortlisted for the FCBG Children's Book Award 2016, and its sequel, The Accidental Pirates: Journey to Dragon Island, published in 2017. When she's not writing, you'll find Claire at her allotment. Mirror Magic is her third book with Macmillan Children's Books.

Exciting, clever and magical - the perfect recipe for adventure -- Robin Stevens, award-winning author of the Wells and Wong mysteries Clever, creepy, and gorgeously magical, with a heroine I adored -- Stephanie Burgiss, author of The Dragon with the Chocolate Heart Full of magical quirks & intrigue and written with such warmth . . . a wonderful adventure to escape into -- Amy Wilson, author of A Girl Called Owl Clever and lots of fun it comes with a reminder too that it is better to be shaped by our kindness than our fears * Lovereading4kids * The charismatic cast of characters, creepy skeletons, enchanted hats and a snappy dog will keep young readers spellbound * South Wales Evening Post * Claire has conjured up a story that's a richly magical, mid-nineteenth century myriad of mirrors and mystery * The Reader Teacher blog *