"I love this book--an uproarious, thoughtful, touching, absurd, ans altogether splendid adventure." --Karen Cushman, Newbery Medal-winning author of
The Midwife's Apprentice and
Catherine, Called Birdy "In a word--extraordinary!" --Heather Vogel Frederick, author of
The Mother-Daughter Book Club "This book may be about a magic mirror, but it casts a magic spell of its own on the reader. Brilliant!" --Kirby Larson, Newbery Honor-winning author of
Hattie Big Sky "Susan Hill Long has managed to pack everything I love into one book: adventure, humor, mystery, friendship, romance, magic, and even a pickpocket squirrel!
The Magic Mirror is that rare gem of a book that everyone will love." --Barbara O'Connor, author of
How to Steal a Dog "Young readers will cheer for the brave heroine at the center of this adventure, which is filled with mystery, intrigue, and laughter. I loved Maggie and her story!" --Augusta Scattergood, author of
Glory Be "Long's story is full of twists and surprises. Margaret may not get a traditional happy ending, but her triumph proves all the more satisfying for it." --
Publishers Weekly "A magic mirror, traded for Margaret's crutch, sets off a merry fugue of medieval travels. Although the focus continually returns to Margaret, the lives of a delightful cast of characters, including her sullen mistress, a wily peddler, a boy with bagpipes, a monk, a beggar, a lonely and frightened princess, and even the wild-eyed man whose face appears to Margaret in the mirror, are gradually untangled and rewoven together." --
School Library Journal "Margaret's so earnest and charming that it's impossible not to root for her."--
Bulletin From the Hardcover edition.