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Miri is the lone child surrounded by two sets of twins in her busy family. When they relocate to an old farmhouse, she inadvertently slips back to 1935, where she encounters Molly, a girl yearning for a real family. The story blends time travel with sibling dynamics and the discovery of belonging in a family-friendly, middle‑grade adventure.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Annie Barrows
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