The Looking Glass
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3.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Sarah Dessen, Janet McNally’s imaginative story of sisterhood shows that the fiercest of loves are often the ones that exist outside of happily-ever-afters.
GIRLS IN TROUBLE. That’s what Sylvie Blake’s older sister Julia renamed their favorite fairy tale book, way back when they were just girls themselves. Now Julia has disappeared—and no one knows for sure if she wants to be away, or if she’s the one in trouble.
Then a copy of their old storybook arrives with a mysterious list inside, and Sylvie begins to see signs of her sister, and their favorite fairy tales, everywhere she goes.
With the help of her best friend’s enigmatic brother and his beat-up car, Sylvie sets out to follow the strange signs right to Julia and return to New York with her in tow. But trouble comes in lots of forms—and Sylvie soon learns that the damsel in distress is often the only one who can save herself.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
New Yorker Sylvie lives in the shadow of her older sister, Julia, a "virtuosic" ballerina. But Julia is also a drug addict, and after almost dying from an overdose, she disappears. One year later, Sylvie, now a rising ballet star herself, receives a mysterious package containing a volume of fairy tales she lost when she was a child. Clues on the back page indicate that the gift is from her sister, and Sylvie decides to find Julia. Accompanied by her best friend's older brother, who has a car and is willing to travel, Sylvie begins her quest, and suddenly, everything she sees and experiences seems tied to fairy tale figures, particularly heroines in trouble. With a deft hand, McNally (Girls in the Moon) traces the physical and emotional journey of a distressed 16-year-old trying to find answers. Sylvie is forced to confront some harsh truths about her sister and the dance world, but she also finds unexpected compassion and affection from her travel companion. Compelling and slightly surreal, the novel poetically evokes the transformation of a teen whose obsessions affect her perceptions of the world and who has felt imprisoned by others' expectations. Ages 13 up.
