Mirror Girls

Kelly McWilliams

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Little, Brown Young Readers
09 August 2022

"A thrilling paranormal mystery about biracial twin sisters separated at birth, following the brutal murder of their parents, perfect for fans of The Vanishing Half

When Charlie and Magnolia's parents are brutally murdered, their black grandmother brings the twins home to raise as her own. However, Charlie is obviously black, while Magnolia is light-skinned and can ""pass"" as white. As a result, Magnolia is stolen away by her white grandmother, and raised as the heir to the Gatewood cotton plantation, knowing nothing of her twin sister or racial heritage.

Elsewhere, their black grandmother flees Jim Crow, raising Magnolia in a tiny apartment in Harlem. But when Nana falls ill, her final wish is to be buried back home in Georgia-and, unbeknownst to Charlie, to see her long-lost granddaughter, Magnolia Gatewood, one last time.

Set in 1959, in a deeply haunted, rural Georgia town, both girls are visited by the angry spirits of their parents and other specters of the town's tragic past. When the sisters finally reunite as teenagers, they are worlds apart. But they will need each other to put the ghosts of the past to rest-and to discover where they truly belong."

By: Kelly McWilliams
Imprint: Little, Brown Young Readers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 214mm, Width: 144mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9780759553873
ISBN 10: 0759553874
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 09 August 2022
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kelly McWilliams is a mixed-race writer. She is the author of Doormat and Agnes at the End of the World. She lives in Seattle with her family.

Reviews for Mirror Girls

[A] spooky Southern gothic ghost story. --BCCB a moving story about sisterhood and perseverance in the face of a society that tells Black girls they are worthless. --Booklist Steeped in atmosphere, equal parts ghost and sororal love story, McWilliams has written a pitch-perfect southern gothic thriller about race, family, and what it means to call a place home. --Christina Hammonds Reed, award-winning author of The Black Kids